# darīt
## Latvian
### Etymology

Originally the iterative counterpart of an earlier verb *dert (“to tear, to split”), from Proto-Baltic *der-, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to split, to tear, to peel”). The meaning evolved as follows: “to tear, to split” > “to cut, to chop (wood)” (cf. the derived form darināt kokus “to pear, to cut (branches) off (a tree)”) > “to make by cutting (e.g., like a carpenter)” > “to make, to do.” Cognates include Lithuanian darýti (“to do, to make”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [darîːt]
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

darīt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present daru, dari, dara, past darīju)
* 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”
* 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
* 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
* (rare, of food, drinks, especially beer) to make, to prepare
    darīt alu, sviestu ― to make beer, butter
    darīt desas ― to make sausages
* (dated sense, of objects) to make
    darīt pastalas ― to make pastalas (= primitive shoes)
    sīki putni ligzdu dara ― small birds make (their) nests
* (dated sense) to close (with ciet, older cieti; compare German zumachen)
    jūs acis cieti darāt ― you close your eyes

#### Synonyms

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

#### Derived terms

    prefixed verbs:
* aizdarīt
* apdarīt
* atdarīt
* iedarīt
* izdarīt
* nodarīt
* padarīt
* pārdarīt
* piedarīt
* sadarīt
    other derived terms:
* darījums
* darināt
* darītājs, darītāja

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “darīt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN