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mazgāt
mazgāt
Latvian
Verb
mazgāt tr. or intr., 2nd conj., pres. mazgāju, mazgā, mazgā, past mazgāju
- to wash (to clean something with water or with other liquid means)
- mazgāt seju, rokas, muti ― to wash (one's) face, hands, mouth
- mazgāt veļu ― to wash (one's) clothes, to do (one's) laundry
- mazgāt grīdu ar lupatu ― to wash the floor with a rag
- mazgāt traukus karstā ūdenī ― to wash the dishes in hot water
- roka roku mazgā, abas baltas ― a hand washes another, both white
- mazgāt rokus nevainībā ― to refuse blame (lit. to wash (one's) hands in innocence)
- to clean dirt off something with water or with other liquid means}}
- mazgāt dubļus no zābakiem ― to wash the mud off (one's) boots
- (animals) to wash by licking
- suns mazgā ķepu ― the dog licked (lit. washed) its paw
- kaķis tūliņ sāka lakt tasītē pienu, pēc tam nosēdās plānā zemē un mazgāja sev muti ― the cat immediately began to lick the cup of milk, then sat down on the flat ground and licked (lit. washed) his mouth
- (figuratively, of streams, flowing water, liquids) to wash (over), to flow (over)
- lietus mazgā namu jumtus ― the rain washed the roofs of the houses
- ūdens strūkla mazgā putekļus ― the water spray washed the dirt away
- Daugavas viļņi mazgā krastmalas granītu ― the waves of the Daugava river washed the granite shores
- Ramona atver logu un izliecas ārā: silts pavasara lietiņš mazgā asfaltu, zālāju, apstādījumus ― Ramona opens the window and leans out: a warm spring rain washes the asphalt, the grass, the grenery
Conjugation
conjugation of mazgāt
Derived terms
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References
- ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “mazgāt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7