Bedeutung
To fail an exam or plan.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Latvian schools, grades are 1-10. Anything below 4 is a 'fail'. Students often use 'izkrist cauri' to describe getting a 1, 2, or 3. The 'thin ice' metaphor is very strong in Northern Europe. Latvians have many idioms related to ice and cold, reflecting their environment. The Saeima (Parliament) uses this term informally when a bill doesn't get enough votes. It's a staple of political journalism. There is a superstition that if you talk too much about passing, you might 'izkrist cauri'. Many students are humble until they see the results.
Remember the Dative
Always put the exam or test in the dative case. It's the most common mistake for learners.
Don't use for people falling
If a person falls down the stairs, use 'nokrist'. If they fall through a hole, you can use 'izkrist cauri', but it's rare.
Bedeutung
To fail an exam or plan.
Remember the Dative
Always put the exam or test in the dative case. It's the most common mistake for learners.
Don't use for people falling
If a person falls down the stairs, use 'nokrist'. If they fall through a hole, you can use 'izkrist cauri', but it's rare.
Use in Politics
If you want to sound like a native news reader, use this phrase when talking about laws that weren't passed.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of 'izkrist' and the preposition 'cauri'.
Vakar Jānis ______ ______ matemātikas eksāmenam.
Since the sentence starts with 'Vakar' (yesterday), we need the past tense.
Which sentence uses the correct case for the object?
Choose the correct sentence:
The idiom 'izkrist cauri' requires the dative case (testam).
Match the phrase to the situation.
A student didn't study and got a 2/10 on their exam.
'Izkrita cauri' is the standard idiom for failing an exam.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Vai tu nokārtoji braukšanas eksāmenu? B: Nē, diemžēl es ______ ______.
The speaker is talking about themselves (I), so 'izkritu' is the correct first-person singular past tense.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenVakar Jānis ______ ______ matemātikas eksāmenam.
Since the sentence starts with 'Vakar' (yesterday), we need the past tense.
Choose the correct sentence:
The idiom 'izkrist cauri' requires the dative case (testam).
A student didn't study and got a 2/10 on their exam.
'Izkrita cauri' is the standard idiom for failing an exam.
A: Vai tu nokārtoji braukšanas eksāmenu? B: Nē, diemžēl es ______ ______.
The speaker is talking about themselves (I), so 'izkritu' is the correct first-person singular past tense.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, it's not rude. It's a standard idiom. However, it is informal, so in a formal letter to a professor, you might use 'neizturēt'.
Yes! 'Izkrist cauri intervijai' is a very common way to say you didn't get the job.
The past tense is 'izkritu' (I fell), 'izkriti' (you fell), 'izkrita' (he/she/it/they fell).
Yes, if a plan was rejected or failed to work, you can say 'plāns izkrita cauri'.
'Izgāzties' is more dramatic and informal. 'Izkrist cauri' is a bit more neutral.
Yes, in the context of failing, 'cauri' is essential to the idiom's meaning.
You can say 'es noliku eksāmenu' or 'es tiku cauri'.
Not usually. For sports, we use 'zaudēt' (to lose). 'Izkrist cauri' is for evaluations.
Yes, it is a universal Latvian idiom used across all regions.
No, you don't 'fall through a person'. You fall through a test or a plan.
Verwandte Redewendungen
izgāzties
synonymTo fail miserably/spectacularly.
tikt cauri
contrastTo pass/get through.
palikt uz otru gadu
builds onTo repeat a school year.
noraut
similarTo fail or mess up a specific task.
