ražot

From the same stem as raža (“harvest”), made into a second conjugation verb (ending -ot).[1]

ražot (transitive, 2nd conjugation, present ražoju, ražo, ražo, past ražoju)

1. to produce (to make, to create material goods, objects, substances, etc. with one's work)

   ražot preces tirgum ― to produce goods for the market

   ražot automobiļus ― to produce automobiles

   ražot kvalitatīvu produkciju ― to produce quality products

   ražot lauksaimniecības produktus ― to produce agricultural products

   hidroelektrostacija ik gadu ražo vairāk nekā 1 miljonu kilovatstundu elektroenerģijas ― the hydroelectric plant produces every year more than 1 million kilowatt-hours of electricity

2. (colloquial, of people) to work

   viņš uzbilda Uldi: “kur tu ražo?” “lauksaimniecības mašīnu fabrikā” ― he asked Uldis: “where do you produce (= work)?” “in the agricultural machine factory”

3. (of bodies, organisms, their parts) to produce (to create substances, tissue, organs etc. by means of a physiological process)

   ražot sēklas, ogas ― to produce seeds, berries

   aizkuņģa dziedzerī ir 2 šūnu veidi: alfa šūnas, kas producē glikogēnu, un beta šūnas, kas ražo insulīnu ― the pancreas has two kinds of cells: alpha cells, which produce glycogen, and beta cells, which produce insulin

   čiekurus ražot priedes sāk tikai otrajā mūža gadu desmitā ― connifers start producing pine cones only in the second decade of life

   plūmes ir ātraudzīgas, sāk ražot jau otrajā vai trešajā gadā pec stādīšanas ― plums are fast-growing, they start producing (fruit) already in the second or third year after planting

• izgatavot
• producēt

prefixed verbs:

other derived terms:

• ražotājs, ražotāja
• ražojums

• raža
• ražens
• ražība
• ražīgs, ražīgums