Latvian

Adjective

grūts (def. grūtais, comp. grūtāks, sup. visgrūtākais; adv. grūti)

1. 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

   aiz krūmiem darbs bija grūtāks‎ ― behind the bushes the work was harder

2. 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

   grūts dzejolis‎ ― a difficult poem

   grūta izvēle‎ ― a difficult choice

   māte neatbildēja; zinātkārīgā puisēna jautājums varbūt viņai bija par grūtu‎ ― the mother didn't answer; the curious boy's question was maybe too difficult for her

3. 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

4. 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

   mēs zinām, ka šis ir grūts laiks, ļoti grūts laiks gan karavīriem frontē, gan jums‎ ― we know that these are difficult times, very difficult times, both for the soldiers at the front and for you

5. 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)

   tikai pēc laba brīža Līzbete attapās no grūtām, grūtām domām un izdvesa gari stieptā nopūtā‎ ― only after a good (= long) moment Līzbete recovered from her difficult, hard thoughts and let out a long sigh

6. 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

   purva smaka padarīja elpu grūtu‎ ― the swamp smell made breathing difficult

   taču dzemdības izrādījās ļoti grūtas, ar visādām komplikācijām‎ ― but the birth turned out to be very difficult, with all kinds of complications

7. (of feelings, memories) difficult (having gaps; incomplete)

   grūta atmiņa‎ ― difficult memory (= difficult to remember)

   grūta galva‎ ― difficult head (= person prone to forgetting, not good at understanding)

8. (colloquial) pregnant

   Ieva tapa grūta un dzemdēja‎ ― Ieva became pregnant and gave birth

   būt uz grūtām kājām‎ ― to be on heavy feet (= to be pregnant)

Declension

Synonyms

• sarežģīts
• smags
• svarīgs

Antonyms

• viegls

Derived terms

• grūtības
• grūtums

Related terms

• grūsns

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “grūts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7