jautjumu

Jautājumu is a form of the Latvian noun related to the word avtomatically spelled as “jautājums” in the nominative singular, which means “question.” In standard Latvian, jautājums denotes a matter posed for discussion, an inquiry, or a point raised for consideration. The form shown here, jautājumu, occurs in inflected positions such as the accusative singular and the genitive plural, depending on the sentence structure.

Morphology and usage. The base noun is juhājums (jautājums). The plural nominative is jautājumi, while the genitive plural and the accusative singular commonly appear as jautājumu. In sentences, it can function as the object of a verb (e.g., Es uzdevu jautājumu — I asked a question) or as part of noun phrases describing quantities or categories (e.g., daudz jautājumu — many questions; jautājumu uzdevumi — tasks involving questions). The term is widely used in education, media, debate, and daily speech.

Relationship to related words. The verb associated with the noun is jautāt, meaning “to ask.” The noun-forming suffix -ājums turns actions into concrete things, so jautājums literally conveys the notion of “the act of asking” or “a matter to be asked.” Common collocations include uzdot jautājumu (to pose a question), atbildēt uz jautājumu (to answer a question), and jautājumi un atbildes (questions and answers).

Notes. The non-diacritic spelling jautājumu (as written here without diacritics) is not standard in formal Latvian orthography, where the correct form is jautājumu in several cases or jautājumi in the nominative plural. The term’s meaning and usage remain consistent across contexts: it denotes a question or issue raised for consideration.