gatavot
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the same stem as the adjective gatavs (“ready”) (q.v.), made into a regular 2nd-conjugation verb.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]gatavot (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present gatavoju, gatavo, gatavo, past gatavoju)
- 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
- 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
- to prepare (to make ready for use)
- divas istabas tika gatavotas viesu uzņemšanai ― two rooms were prepared to receive guests
- (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
- 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
[edit]conjugation of gatavot
Synonyms
[edit](of "cook (food)"): cept, vārīt
Derived terms
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- other derived terms:
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “gatavs”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN