Latvian

Verb

maksāt tr. or intr., 2nd conj., pres. maksāju, maksā, maksā, past maksāju

1. to pay (to give money in exchange for something)

   maksāt par precēm, par biļeti‎ ― to pay for merchandise, for tickets

   maksāt par darbu, par pakalpojumu‎ ― to pay for work, for services

   maksāt par malkas sazāģēšanu piecus latus‎ ― to pay 5 lats for sawing

   par tramvaja biļeti jāmaksā trīs santīmi‎ ― for a tram ticket one has to pay three santīmi

   par istabu nav maksāts no paša rudens‎ ― the room is not paid from (= since) autumn

   vēl bija mežzinim jāmaksā par mājas būves kokiem‎ ― the ranger still had to pay for the trees used to build houses

2. to pay (to fulfill a financial obligation with money)

   maksāt parādus, nodokļus‎ ― to pay (one's) debts, taxes

   maksāt sodu‎ ― to pay a penalty

   maksāt algu‎ ― to pay a salary

   maksāt prēmijas‎ ― to pay bonuses

   maksāt ikmēneša pabalstu‎ ― to pay a monthly allowance

   īre jāmaksā līdz noteiktam datumam‎ ― one must pay the rent by a certain date

3. to pay (to use a certain means to fulfill a financial obligation)

   maksāt skaidrā naudā‎ ― to pay (in) cash

   maksāt ar pārskaitījumu‎ ― to pay with a bank transfer

   maksāt naudā vai graudā‎ ― to pay (in) cash or in kind

   maksāt valūtā‎ ― to pay in (foreign) currency

   par darbu saimnieki maksāja tikai graudā‎ ― the farmers paid for work only in kind

4. (usually 3rd person) to cost (to be worth a certain amount of money)

   uzvalks maksā simt latu‎ ― the suit costs one hundred lats

   cik maksā šis audums?‎ ― how much does this fabric cost?

   tas maksā dārgi, lēti‎ ― this costs a lot, little

   gleznas maksā naudu‎ ― paintings cost money

   ūdens nemaksā neko‎ ― (the) water costs nothing

5. (usually 3rd person) to cost (to demand a certain amount of money for its realization)

   šosejas būve maksā miljonus‎ ― road construction costs millions

   cik maksā grāmatas iespiešana?‎ ― how much does book printing cost?

6. (figuratively) to cost (to have bad consequences)

   nolaidība un ignorance, par kuru arī viņš ir atbildīgs, var maksāt jaundzimušajam dzīvību‎ ― begligence and ignorance, for which he is responsible, may cost the newborn's life

Conjugation

Derived terms

prefixed verbs:

other derived terms:

• maksājums

Related terms

• maksa

References

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