A1 Collocation 中性

Gara iela

A long street

意思

Describing a road.

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文化背景

Street names in Latvia are often descriptive. 'Gara iela' is one of the most common street names in the country, found in almost every major town. In Baltic cities, the 'Long Street' (Latvian: Gara iela, Estonian: Pikk tänav) historically connected the town center to the gates or the harbor. When writing addresses in Latvia, the street name comes first, followed by the house number. In Latvian dainas (folk songs), a 'long road' or 'long street' often symbolizes the journey of life or a daughter being taken far away to her new husband's home.

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Gender Check

Always remember 'iela' is feminine. If you use 'garš', people will understand you, but it sounds like saying 'a long man street'.

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Locative Mastery

If you are looking for a place, always ask 'Vai tas ir Gara ielā?' (Is it ON Gara street?).

意思

Describing a road.

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Gender Check

Always remember 'iela' is feminine. If you use 'garš', people will understand you, but it sounds like saying 'a long man street'.

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Locative Mastery

If you are looking for a place, always ask 'Vai tas ir Gara ielā?' (Is it ON Gara street?).

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Address Confusion

Some towns have both a 'Gara iela' and a 'Garā iela'. Check your map carefully!

自我测试

Choose the correct form of the adjective for 'street' (iela).

Šī ir ____ iela.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: gara

'Iela' is feminine singular nominative, so 'gara' is the correct match.

Fill in the missing locative ending for the address.

Es dzīvoju Gara iel__.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: ā

The locative case for 4th declension nouns like 'iela' ends in 'ā'.

Match the Latvian phrase with its English translation.

Match the following:

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: Gara iela = Long street, Īsa iela = Short street, Plata iela = Wide street, Šaura iela = Narrow street

These are common descriptive collocations for roads.

Complete the dialogue with the correct phrase.

A: Vai mēs drīz būsim klāt? B: Nē, šī ir ļoti ____.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: gara iela

The context implies walking along a street.

🎉 得分: /4

视觉学习工具

练习题库

4 练习
Choose the correct form of the adjective for 'street' (iela). Choose A1

Šī ir ____ iela.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: gara

'Iela' is feminine singular nominative, so 'gara' is the correct match.

Fill in the missing locative ending for the address. Fill Blank A2

Es dzīvoju Gara iel__.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: ā

The locative case for 4th declension nouns like 'iela' ends in 'ā'.

Match the Latvian phrase with its English translation. Match A1

将左侧的每个项目与右侧的配对匹配:

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: Gara iela = Long street, Īsa iela = Short street, Plata iela = Wide street, Šaura iela = Narrow street

These are common descriptive collocations for roads.

Complete the dialogue with the correct phrase. dialogue_completion A2

A: Vai mēs drīz būsim klāt? B: Nē, šī ir ļoti ____.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: gara iela

The context implies walking along a street.

🎉 得分: /4

常见问题

5 个问题

No, it can be a simple description ('šī ir gara iela') or a proper name ('Es dzīvoju Gara ielā').

Latvian uses both indefinite and definite adjectives in names, but 'Gara' is the standard indefinite form used for most street names.

Brīvības gatve is the longest, but it's called a 'gatve' (boulevard/way), not an 'iela'.

Yes, you can say 'gara filma'.

Es eju pa Gara ielu.

相关表达

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Īsa iela

contrast

Short street

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Galvenā iela

similar

Main street

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Gājēju iela

specialized form

Pedestrian street

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Ielas gals

builds on

End of the street

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