Latvian Word of the Day
pirkt
/PIRKT (PEERKT)/ • verb — 30th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to buy; to purchase
Examples
- Es gribu pirkt jaunu telefonu.
(I want to buy a new phone.) - Kur var pirkt biļetes uz koncertu?
(Where can one buy tickets for the concert?) - Mēs bieži pērkam svaigus dārzeņus tirgū.
(We often buy fresh vegetables at the market.)
Synonyms
- nopirkt
- iegādāties
Pirkt is the everyday verb for purchasing. Use the infinitive after verbs like gribēt (gribu pirkt). Present forms change the stem vowel (es pērku, tu pērc, viņš pērk). Use nopirkt or iegādāties to emphasize a completed purchase or in more formal contexts.
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