No. 435 in Latvian

rīkoties

To act; to handle; to manage.

In a sentence

Man vajadzēja rīkoties ātri, lai novērstu problēmu.
I had to act quickly to resolve the issue.
Here, 'rīkoties' is used to mean to act or take action in a situation.
Viņš nolēma rīkoties pēc savas sirdsapziņas.
He decided to act according to his conscience.
In this sentence, 'rīkoties' signifies making choices or acting based on principles.
Lai iegūtu vēlamo rezultātu, ir jāzina, kā pareizi rīkoties.
To achieve the desired result, one must know how to act correctly.
'Rīkoties' here refers to executing actions appropriately or effectively.

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