tīrīt

== Latvian == === Etymology === From the same stem as tīrs (“clean”) (q.v.), of which it was originally the causative form (cf. its Lithuanian cognate týrinti (“to make clear, clean”)). === Pronunciation === === Verb === tīrīt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present tīru, tīri, tīra, past tīrīju) to clean (to make something clean, cleaner, e.g.,by scrubbing or washing it) tīrīt apģērbus, zābakus ― to clean one's clothes, boots ķīmiski tīrīt mēteli ― to dry-clean the coat (lit. to clean it chemically) tīrīt dzīvokli ― to clean the apartment tīrīt zobus ― to clean (one's) teeth tīrīt ielu no sniega ― to clean the street from snow ūdens strūkla tīra ietves ― the water spray cleans the sidewalks man gan vienmēr paticis tīrīt, kārtot, mazgāt... ja man būtu bijis laiks! ― I always liked to clean, to tidy up, to wash... if only I had had time! to clean (to remove something undesirable, e.g. dirt, stains, etc., from something else) tīrīt putekļus ― to clean the dust tīrīt gružus no celiņa ― to clean the debris from the roadway sieviete apstājās netālu no durvīm un sāka tīrīt no drēbēm sniegu ― the woman stood near the door and began to clean the snow from her clothes to clean (to separate unnecessary parts, elements from something, in order to prepare it for use, or for further processing) tīrīt zivis, saknes ― to clean fish, roots tīrīt zvīņas (no zivju) ― to clean the scales (from fish) tīrīt sēnes ― to clean the mushrooms tīrīt graudu sēklas ― to clean the grain seeds to clean (to free a territory, an organization, etc. from undesirable people) bet tur mežā nebūt nav mazāk bīstami: vācieši kopā ar šucmaņiem laiku pa laikam tīra mežus ― but there in the forest it would not be less dangerous: the Germans and their policemen occasionally cleaned the forests (colloquial) to clean, to steal ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== prefixed verbs: other derived terms: tīrītājs, tīrītāja tīrītava ==== Related terms ==== tīrība tīrīgs, tīrīgums tīrs tīrums === References ===