Latvian

Adverb

lejā

1. down, downward; at, to(ward) the bottom, or a lower area; to(ward) the ground

   viņš gaida lejā pie izejas‎ ― he is waiting down by the exit

   “nāc lejā”! Juris sauc augšup‎ ― come down! Juris called up

   ar skaļiem urā saucieniem zēni skriešus metās no kalna lejā uz purva pusi‎ ― with loud hooray shouts the boys ran down the hill to the swamp side

   Oskars paņēma spaini un gāja lejā uz Daugavu‎ ― Oskars took a bucket and went down to the Daugava (river)

   Harijs uzrāpās siena kaudzē un atvēris lietussargu, abām rokām sažņaudzis gludo kātu, lēca lejā‎ ― Harrijs climbed a haystack and opened an umbrella, held the smooth handle tight with both hands, and jumped down

   kad elektroniskais lifts mani nonesīs lejā, es kļūšu atkal parasta, ikdienišķa‎ ― when the electronic lift takes me down (to the ground level), I will again become ordinary, mundane

Synonyms

• (of "downward"): uz leju, lejup

Antonyms

• (of "down", "downward"): augšā
• (of "downward"): uz augšu, augšup

Noun

lejā f

1. locative singular form of leja