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Meaning of pirkt | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2 Frequent
[pìɾkt]

Definitions

  1. to buy, to purchase (to obtain, to acquire something by paying an appropriate amount of money)
    transitive
  2. to buy (to obtain something with effort, with sacrifice)
    figuratively, transitive

Equivalents

English purchase

Examples

“pirkt pārtiku”

to buy groceries

“pirkt lakatu, zābakus”

to buy a scarf, boots

“pirkt gleznu”

to buy a painting

“pirkt biļetes”

to buy tickets

“dārgi, lēti pirkt”

to buy at an expensive, cheap price

“izdēvīgi pirkt”

to buy at a convenient price

“pirkt par skaidru naudu”

to buy (for) cash (lit. for clear money)

“pirkt skaidrā naudā”

to buy cash (lit. in clear money)

“pirkt uz kredīta, uz nomaksu”

to buy on credit, by installments

“viņš brauca uz Igauniju pirkt jaunu zirgu”

he went to Estonia to buy a new horse

“viņa pirka tikai pašu visnepieciešamako”

she bought only the most necessary (things)

“visi pērk, tātad arī man jāpērk”

everybody is buying, so I also have to buy

“par milzīgu asinscenu pirkta uzvara pār fašismu”

the victory over fascism was bought with an enormous price in blood

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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