No. 708 in Latvian
dara
The Latvian word "dara" means "does" or "is doing" in English.
In a sentence
Viņi dara savu darbu.
They are doing their work.
In this sentence, 'dara' is the personal form of the verb 'darīt' (to do) in the present tense and third person plural, indicating that the subjects (they) are actively performing an action related to their work.
Ko viņš dara šeit?
What is he doing here?
Here, 'dara' is used in an interrogative sentence to ask about the ongoing action of the subject (he) in a specific location.
Es nedaru neko šodien.
I am not doing anything today.
In this sentence, 'daru' is the first person singular present tense of the verb 'darīt', negated to indicate inactivity.
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