īstenība

== Latvian == === Etymology === A 19th-century neologism, derived from īstens (“real”) +‎ -ība and first mentioned in Krišjānis Valdemārs' 1872 German-Russian-Latvian dictionary. === Pronunciation === === Noun === īstenība f (4th declension) reality (the existing world; that which actually exists) objektīvā īstenība ― objective reality dzīves īstenība ― life, living reality literatūras kā īstenības atspoguļotāja ― literature as a reflection of reality atgriezties īstenībā ― to come back to reality (i.e., to stop dreaming) īstenības izteiksme ― indicative (lit. reality) mood (in verb conjugations) (in the locative, used adverbially) in reality, in fact, actually, really Dāvis īstenībā jau bija liels puisis ― Dāvis was in fact already a big guy varbūt pat neatzinis, kas īstenībā padarīts ― maybe he himself didn't recognize what had really been done ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== realitāte (rare term) reālība reālums ==== Related terms ==== īstenot īstens īsts, īstums === References ===