Latvian

Verb

gatavot tr., 2nd conj., pres. gatavoju, gatavo, gatavo, past gatavoju

1. to prepare, to produce, to build, to make (to act so that something reaches a state desired or necessary for some use, some task, etc.)

   gatavot aparātus‎ ― to prepare, to build engines, machines

   gatavot no māliem ķieģelus‎ ― to prepare, to produce bricks with clay

   gatavot ķīmisku vielu maisījumu‎ ― to prepare a mixture of chemicals

   gatavot zāles‎ ― to prepare medicine

   pēc mākslinieku zīmējumiem fabrikas meistari gatavoja porcelāna izstrādājumus‎ ― the factory specialists prepared, produced the porcelain products according to the artist's drawings

2. to prepare, to cook (to make food ready for consumption)

   gatavot pudiņu‎ ― to prepare, to make a pudding

   gatavot brokastis, pusdienas, vakariņas‎ ― to prepare, to cook breakfast, lunch, dinner

   ēdienus gatavoja divas saimnieces no Klidziņas kluba‎ ― two ladies from the Klidziņa club prepared, cooked the food

   biešu salātus var gatavot arī ar kartupeļiem‎ ― one can prepare beet salad also with potatoes

3. to prepare (to make ready for use)

   divas istabas tika gatavotas viesu uzņemšanai‎ ― two rooms were prepared to receive guests

4. (of texts, events) to prepare (to create, to organize)

   gatavot rakstu krājumu‎ ― to prepare a collection of articles

   gatavot reportāžu, izrādi‎ ― to prepare a report, a show

   gatavot stundu‎ ― to prepare a lesson (for the teacher, to prepare for teaching it; for the student, to learn it)

   Ozols gatavoja pārskatu par savu darbu pagastā‎ ― Ozols prepared a report, an overview of his work in the parish

   un tad viņi ieraudzīja to ilgi gatavoto joku‎ ― and then they saw that long-prepared joke

   bērni gatavo skolas uzdevumus‎ ― the children are preparing, doing the school exercises

5. to prepare (to teach, to train someone, usually for a specific occupation)

   gatavot ārstus‎ ― to prepare, to train doctors

   institūtā gatavo svešvalodu speciālistus‎ ― in the institute they prepare foreign language specialists

Conjugation

Synonyms

(of "cook (food)"): cept, vārīt

Derived terms

prefixed verbs:

• izgatavot
• pagatavot
• sagatavot

other derived terms:

• gatavoties

Related terms

• gatavs
• gatavība
• gatavums

References

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