Latvian

Verb

darīt tr., 3rd conj., pres. daru, dari, dara, past darīju

1. to do (to carry out, to realize something, to be busy with something)

   darīt mājas darbus‎ ― to do house work

   darīt darāmo‎ ― to do what is to be done, what needs to be done

   parādīt, kas jādara'‎ ― to show what needs to be done

   ko tu tur dari?‎ ― what are you doing there?

   jāsāk kaut ko darīt‎ ― (we) have to start doing something

   nē, mājās nav ko darīt‎ ― no, at home there is nothing to do

   Ints vairs nedarīja nekā; sastindzis, nekustīgs viņš gulēja gultā‎ ― Ints didn't do anything anymore; stunned, he just lay immobile in bed

   lamatas!... kur skriet?... kur bēgt? ir kaut kas jādara!...‎ ― a trap!... where to run?... where to flee? there must be something to do!...

   “iesim, iesim”, sacīja Andriksons, “jālūko dzēst; darīsim, ko spēsim”‎ ― “let's go, let's go,” Andriksons said, “we have to try to put it (= fire) out; we'll do what we can”

2. to do, to make (to behave in a certain way, e.g., to cause something to happen)

   darīt nedarbus‎ ― to make mischief

   darīt muļķības‎ ― to do stupid things

   darīt blēņas‎ ― to do pranks

   nedarīt neko sliktu‎ ― to not do anything bad, wrong

   darīt visu, kas ienāk prātā‎ ― to do everything that comes to mind

   es to nedrīkstu darīt‎ ― I may not (= am not allowed) to do that

   dara, ko grib‎ ― (he) does what (he) wants

   dara, kā patīk‎ ― (he) does as (he) pleases

   pareizi darīts‎ ― well, correctly done

   aplam darīts‎ ― badly, wrongly done

   tā nedrīkst darīt‎ ― one may not do (= act) like that

3. to do, to make, to cause (to create, originate something with one's actions, behavior; to change the state (of someone, something) with one's action, behavior, existence)

   darīt sāpes‎ ― to cause pain

   dāvana dara zēnam prieku‎ ― the gift made joy to the boy (= made him happy)

   nedarīt kaunu savam kolektīvam‎ ― to not cause shame to one's team

   slaucējs jautājoši uzlūkoja Lieni: “madāma man atkal dara netaisnību”, šī sacīja‎ ― the milker looked questioningly at Liene: “again madam does injustice (= is unfair) to me,” she said

   ko pats negribi sev darām, to nedari citiem‎ ― what you don't want done to yourself, don't do to others

   saki, ko lai es daru melnajam runcim?‎ ― tell me, what do (= should) I do to the black (tom)cat?

   smaids darīja seju pievilcīgu‎ ― a smile made (his) face attractive

   skarbais noraidījums darīja neiespējamas tālākas pārrunas‎ ― harsh rejection made further negotiations impossible

   labi izvēlētas atskaņas dara dzejas valodu fonētiski skanīgāku‎ ― well-chsosen rhymes make poetic language phonetically more resonant, melodious

4. (rare, of food, drinks, especially beer) to make, to prepare

   darīt alu, sviestu‎ ― to make beer, butter

   darīt desas‎ ― to make sausages

5. (dated, of objects) to make

   darīt pastalas‎ ― to make pastalas (= primitive shoes)

   sīki putni ligzdu dara‎ ― small birds make (their) nests

6. (dated) to close (with ciet, older cieti; compare German zumachen)

   jūs acis cieti darāt‎ ― you close your eyes

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (of "carry out", "perform"): izpildīt, veikt
• (of "make", "produce"): darināt, gatavot, taisīt, veidot
• (of "close"): aizvērt

Derived terms

prefixed verbs:

other derived terms:

• darījums
• darināt
• darītājs, darītāja

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “darīt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7