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Latvian
Etymology
From the same stem as maksa (“fee, payment”), made into a 2nd-conjugation verb (ending -āt).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
maksāt (transitive or intransitive, 2nd conjugation, present maksāju, maksā, maksā, past maksāju)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- (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
- (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?
- (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
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