būšana

== Latvian == === Etymology === From bū(t) (“to be”) +‎ -šana. === Pronunciation === === Noun === būšana f (4th declension) verbal noun of būt gadsimtu kaimiņu būšana ― being neighbors for centuries īpaša kopā būšana un īpašas atmiņas ― a special being together (togetherness) and special memories! (dated) being (somewhere), presence būšu, būšu; kā tad nu bez būšanas! ― I will be, I will be; how could it be without (my) being (= presence, existence)! (dated) station, situation, condition; also work, business jūs, jaunkungi, neko nesaprotat no laucinieku būšanas ― you, young gentlemen, do not understand anything about the condition, the life of rural people Prātnieks ar Oliņu runāja par to pašu mērnieku būšanu ― Prātnieks and Oliņa talked about his (land) surveryor business (colloquial) relation, relationship between people, e.g., when implying advantages, fair or unfair “jau ir...” Sīlis teica, un viņa acīs slapstījās prieks: “bet runāsim mēs vienkārši; kaimiņu būšana!” ― “it already is...” Sīlis said, and in his eyes there was hidden pleasure: “but let's talk straight; (it's) being neighbors (= it's how neighbors are)!” nez, kā tas izskatīsies, kad vēlēšanās būs divi kandidāti no vienas ģimenes; ka nesāk domāt: radu būšana ― I wonder what it will look like when there are two candidates from the same family in the election; (I hope) they won't start thinking: being relatives (= it's a family deal, it won't be fair) var gadīties, ka kādam mostas aizdomas par draugu būšanu... visi tie cilvēki pārāk dedzīgi viņu aizstāv ― it may be that in someone there will be suspicion about friends' being (= some deal between friends)... all those people are too eager to defend him (colloquial) state, situation, especially undesirable tur pašreiz zivju nav; sasodīta būšana! ― there are no fish there now; damn being (= situation)! kas tā par būšanu? kad es beidzot dabūšu traktoru? cik ilgi man tā jādzīvo bez darba? ― what being (= bad situation) is this? When will I finally get a tractor? How long do I have to live without work? Dauka sāka dzīt ganos; no rītiem gan agri vajadzēja celties, bet drīz tas bija apradis ar šo būšanu ― Dauka began to take (cattle) to pasture; he had to wake up early in the morning, but soon he had gotten used to this being (= situation, state of affairs) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (of "being", "existing"): esamība, esība, eksistence (of "state", "situation", "condition"): situācija, stāvoklis, apstāklis ==== Related terms ==== būt būtība būtisks būtne