[ɡɾūːts]
CilmeFrom Proto-Baltic *grūtas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷru-to-s, from the stem *gʷréh₂us. Cognates include Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌾𐍉𐍃 (kaurjōs) (plural), Sanskrit गुरुः (gurúḥ), Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús) (< *gʷerù-), Latin brūtus (< *gʷru-), gravis (< *gʷrəu-).
- tough, arduous, difficult (which needs great physical force, great physical strain to be carried out)
“grūts darbs” — tough, hard work
“grūts ceļojums” — arduous journey
“izcīnīt grūtu uzvaru” — to win a difficult victory
- difficult, tough, hard, complicated (which needs great mental effort for its realization, solution, acquisition or disposition)
“grūts eksāmens” — a difficult exam
“grūts jautājums” — a tough question
“grūts aritmētikas uzdevums” — a difficult arithmetic problem
- difficult (which involves some unpleasant experience or unpleasant feelings for its realization)
“grūta saruna” — a difficult conversation
“grūta atzīšanās” — a difficult confession
“nezinu, tas laikam ir pats grūtākais: būt vienaldzīgam, izlikties, ka visu jau zini arī tad, kad tavā priekšā atklājas pilnīgi jauna pasaule” — I don't know, maybe this is the most difficult: to be indifferent, to pretend that you know everything already, when right in front of you a whole new world opens up
- difficult, hard, tough (involving hard work, complicated or embarrassing circumstances, hardships, conflicts, etc.)
“grūti mājas apstākļi” — difficult home circumstances
“grūta nedēļa” — difficult week
“pārdzīvot grūtus gadus” — to survive difficult years
- difficult, hard, tough, heavy (causing or expressing suffering, emotional distress)
“grūti pārdzīvojumi” — difficult experiences
“grūtas nopūtas” — heavy sighs
“ar grūtu, smagu sirdi” — with a heavy heart (= in a sad, depressed mood)
- difficult, hard, tough (involving strong physical pain, debilitation, or other negative physical conditions)
“grūta slimība” — difficult, hard disease
“grūta operācija” — difficult operation, surgery
“slimnieka stāvoklis bija grūts” — the patient's condition was difficult
- difficult (having gaps; incomplete)
“grūta atmiņa” — difficult memory (= difficult to remember)
“grūta galva” — difficult head (= person prone to forgetting, not good at understanding)
- colloquialpregnant
“Ieva tapa grūta un dzemdēja” — Ieva became pregnant and gave birth
“būt uz grūtām kājām” — to be on heavy feet (= to be pregnant)
Formasgrūtais(definite) · grūtāks(comparative) · visgrūtākais(superlative) · grūti(adverb) · grūts(masculine, nominative, singular) · grūti(masculine, nominative, plural) · grūta(feminine, nominative, singular) · grūtas(feminine, nominative, plural) · grūta(genitive, masculine, singular) · grūtu(genitive, masculine, plural) · grūtas(feminine, genitive, singular) · grūtu(feminine, genitive, plural) · grūtam(dative, masculine, singular) · grūtiem(dative, masculine, plural) · grūtai(dative, feminine, singular) · grūtām(dative, feminine, plural) · grūtu(accusative, masculine, singular) · grūtus(accusative, masculine, plural) · grūtu(accusative, feminine, singular) · grūtas(accusative, feminine, plural)
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