No. 316 in Latvian
izmanto
"Utilize" or "use."
In a sentence
Viņš izmanto grāmatu, lai mācītos.
He uses the book to study.
The word 'izmanto' is used to indicate the action of utilizing something for a specific purpose, here to study.
Es izmantoju iespēju apciemot draugus, kamēr esmu pilsētā.
I took the opportunity to visit friends while I was in the city.
The word 'izmantoju,' a conjugated form of 'izmanto,' is used to mean to take advantage of an opportunity.
Vai tu izmanto internetu, lai atrastu informāciju?
Do you use the internet to find information?
Here, 'izmanto' is employed to specify the action of employing or making use of the internet for finding information.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “izmanto” in actual Latvian podcasts.
Find “izmanto” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Latvian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appLatvian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).