Nominal Forms
| Infinitive | pelnīt |
| Negative Infinitive | nepelnīt |
| Verbal Noun | pelnīšana |
Indicative
Present
| Sg.1 | pelnu |
| Sg.2 | pelni |
| Sg.3 | pelna |
| Pl.1 | pelnām |
| Pl.2 | pelnāt |
| Pl.3 | pelna |
Past
| Sg.1 | pelnīju |
| Sg.2 | pelnīji |
| Sg.3 | pelnīja |
| Pl.1 | pelnījām |
| Pl.2 | pelnījāt |
| Pl.3 | pelnīja |
Future
| Sg.1 | pelnīšu |
| Sg.2 | pelnīsi |
| Sg.3 | pelnīs |
| Pl.1 | pelnīsim |
| Pl.2 | pelnīsit |
| Pl.3 | pelnīs |
Imperative
| Sg.2 | pelni |
| Sg.3 | pelna |
| Pl.1 | pelnīsim |
| Pl.2 | pelniet |
| Pl.3 | pelna |
Conditional
| Present | pelnītu |
| Past | būtu pelnījis |
Renarrative
| Present | pelnot |
| Past | esot pelnījis |
| Future | pelnīšot |
| Imperative | pelnot |
Debitive
| Indicative | jāpelna |
| Conjunctive 1 | jāpelna |
| Conjunctive 2 | jāpelnot |
Participles
| Present Active 1 | pelnošs |
| Present Active 2 | pelnīdams |
| Present Active 3 | pelnot |
| Present Active 4 | pelnām |
| Past Active | pelnījis |
| Present Passive | pelnāms |
| Past Passive | pelnīts |
Etymology
Originally the verbalized form of an old noun pelns (cf. nopelns (“merit”)), from Proto-Baltic *pel-na-s, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to sell, to earn”). Cognates include Lithuanian pelnýti, Proto-Slavic *pelnъ “booty” (Old Church Slavonic плѣнъ (plěnŭ), Russian поло́н (polón)), Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, “to sell”)
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