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raksturot

raksturot

Latvian

Verb

raksturot tr., 2nd conj., pres. raksturoju, raksturo, raksturo, past raksturoju

  1. to characterize, to describe (to name, to identify the essential features of someone, something)
    raksturot darba biedru ― to describe a co-worker
    raksturot savas klases audzēkņus ― to describe the students in one's class
    sīki raksturot ― to characterize in detail
    īsi raksturot ― to describe briefly
    raksturot latviešu jaunāko literatūru ― to characterize the latest Latvian literature
    sanāksmi viņš raksturoja par ļoti neizdevušos ― he described the meeting as not very successful
    “vienkāršs, atsaucīgs, izpalīdzīgs”... tā raksturo darbabiedri savu kolēģi ― “simple, generous, helpful”... like that his co-workers characterized him
    lai portretējamo personu raksturotu no vairākiem aspektiem, iekomponē pat dubultportrētu ― to characterize the person being portrayed from various perspectives, one composes a double portrait
  2. (of features, usually 3rd person) to characterize, to be characteristic, typical of (someone, something)
    cilvēku raksturo viņa attieksme pret darbu ― a person is characterized by his attitude towards work
    padomju jaunieti raksturo disciplīna, sīkstums un izturība darbā ― A Soviet youth is characterized by discipline, tenacity and endurace at work

Conjugation

Derived terms

prefixed verbs:
  • noraksturot
  • paraksturot
other derived terms:

Related terms

References

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