Verb conjugator

Latvian verb conjugation tables

Type any Latvian verb, or pick one of 16 common ones, and see it fully conjugated in the present, past and future, for every person. The built-in verbs are the ones you meet first and use most, regular and irregular.

Quick answer

Latvian verb conjugation is how a verb changes its ending, and sometimes its stem, to match the subject and the tense. This free tool lays out full tables for 16 of the most common Latvian verbs across 3 core tenses. Pick a verb like būt (to be) or būt (to be), or type any Latvian verb of your own to conjugate it on the spot.

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Showing būt (to be) · irregular; no separate verb for "to have" (possession = dative + būt, e.g. man ir = I have, literally "to me is")

būt

to be irregular; no separate verb for "to have" (possession = dative + būt, e.g. man ir = I have, literally "to me is")
Tagadne (present)
es esmu
tu esi
viņš/viņa ir
mēs esam
jūs esat
viņi/viņas ir
Pagātne (past)
es biju
tu biji
viņš/viņa bija
mēs bijām
jūs bijāt
viņi/viņas bija
Nākotne (future)
es būšu
tu būsi
viņš/viņa būs
mēs būsim
jūs būsiet
viņi/viņas būs

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How Latvian conjugation works

To conjugate a verb is to change its form to show who is doing the action (the subject) and when (the tense). In each table above, the subject runs down the left and the matching form sits beside it, across 3 core tenses: Tagadne (present), Pagātne (past), Nākotne (future).

Verbs split into regular and irregular. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern you can apply to thousands of others once you learn it; the badge on each verb names its type (irregular; no separate verb for "to have" (possession = dative + būt, e.g. man ir = I have, literally "to me is") for būt, for example). Irregular verbs like būt (to be) change in ways you memorize one by one, which is exactly why the most common verbs are so often the most irregular.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate Latvian verbs?

To conjugate a Latvian verb, you change its form to match the subject and the tense. Take būt (to be): in the es form it is esmu now, biju in the past, and būšu in the future. Regular verbs follow a fixed pattern by ending; irregular ones you learn one at a time. This tool shows the full table for each.

What are the most common Latvian verbs?

The most common Latvian verbs include būt (to be), iet (to go (on foot), to walk), nākt (to come), dot (to give), ņemt (to take), ēst (to eat), dzert (to drink), pirkt (to buy). These high-frequency verbs are also the most irregular in most languages, which is why they are worth drilling first. This tool has full present, past and future tables for all 16.

Is Latvian verb conjugation hard?

Latvian conjugation takes practice but follows clear rules. Regular verbs are predictable once you learn the endings; the real work is the handful of very common irregular verbs and knowing which tense to use. Latvian is FSI Category III, about 1100 hours to professional proficiency. The fastest way to make the forms automatic is to meet them again and again in real sentences, which is what reading does.

How many tenses does Latvian have?

These three, Tagadne (present), Pagātne (past), Nākotne (future), are the core of everyday Latvian and the right place to start. Real Latvian also uses other moods and aspects (and, in most languages, extra compound tenses), but they build on the same stems and personal endings you see in these tables.