Bedeutung
Looking exactly alike.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Latvians often use this phrase during the 'Jāņi' (Summer Solstice) festival when seeing family members dressed in similar traditional folk costumes. The phrase is the namesake of the Latvian version of 'Your Face Sounds Familiar', emphasizing the show's focus on perfect visual imitation. Water is a symbol of purity in Latvian dainas. Being compared to water drops implies a natural, pure similarity. Latvian influencers use the hashtag #kādivasūdenslāses for 'twinning' posts with their children or pets.
Use it for Twins
This is the most natural way to comment on twins in Latvia. It's polite and expected.
Gender Check
Always use 'divas' (feminine). Using 'divi' (masculine) is the most common learner mistake.
Bedeutung
Looking exactly alike.
Use it for Twins
This is the most natural way to comment on twins in Latvia. It's polite and expected.
Gender Check
Always use 'divas' (feminine). Using 'divi' (masculine) is the most common learner mistake.
Add 'Līdzīgi'
Adding 'līdzīgi' (similar) before the phrase makes it sound even more fluent: 'Viņi ir līdzīgi kā divas ūdens lāses'.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing word in the idiom.
Māsas ir līdzīgas kā divas ūdens _______.
The correct word in this fixed idiom is 'lāses' (drops).
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Select the correct version:
'Divas' matches the feminine 'lāses', and 'ūdens' must be in the genitive case.
Match the situation to the most appropriate use of the phrase.
You see two identical cars in a parking lot.
The idiom is perfect for describing identical objects.
🎉 Ergebnis: /3
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
3 AufgabenMāsas ir līdzīgas kā divas ūdens _______.
The correct word in this fixed idiom is 'lāses' (drops).
Select the correct version:
'Divas' matches the feminine 'lāses', and 'ūdens' must be in the genitive case.
You see two identical cars in a parking lot.
The idiom is perfect for describing identical objects.
🎉 Ergebnis: /3
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenTechnically the idiom says 'two', but you can say 'Viņi visi trīs ir kā ūdens lāses' (All three are like water drops), though it's less common.
Yes, it's perfectly professional if you are comparing two identical designs or products.
No, it is purely descriptive. It's not an insult.
Both mean drop, but 'lāse' is the traditional word used in this specific fixed expression.
Younger people might just say 'kopija' (copy) or 'klons' (clone), but the idiom is still very popular.
Yes, though it's 90% used for looks. For personality, 'viņiem ir vienādi raksturi' is more common.
The closest equivalents are 'like two peas in a pod' or 'the spitting image'.
No, 'ūdens' stays in the genitive case regardless of the rest of the sentence.
Yes, many Latvian pop songs use it to describe lovers or identical souls.
Absolutely! 'Abi kucēni ir kā divas ūdens lāses' (Both puppies are like two water drops).
Verwandte Redewendungen
Viens pret vienu
synonymOne to one / Exact match
Ābols no ābeles tālu nekrīt
similarThe apple doesn't fall far from the tree
Kā diena pret nakti
contrastLike day and night
Matu galā līdzīgi
similarSimilar to the tip of a hair
