CilmeFrom 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”)).
- transitiveto 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
- transitiveto 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
- transitiveto 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
- transitiveto 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, transitiveto clean, to steal
Formasconjugation(third-person) · tīru(present) · tīri(present) · tīra(present) · tīrīju(past) · es(first-person, indicative, singular) · tīru(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · tīrīju(first-person, indicative, past, singular) · tīrīšu(first-person, future, indicative, singular) · -(first-person, imperative, singular) · tu(indicative, second-person, singular) · tīri(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · tīrīji(indicative, past, second-person, singular) · tīrīsi(future, indicative, second-person, singular) · tīri(imperative, second-person, singular) · viņš(indicative, singular, third-person) · viņa(indicative, singular, third-person) · tīra(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · tīrīja(indicative, past, singular, third-person) · tīrīs(future, indicative, singular, third-person)
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