Latvian

Adverb

ļoti

1. (with an adjective or adverb) used to intensify the meaning of the word it accompanies; very

   ļoti gudrs cilvēks‎ ― very wise, intelligent person

   ļoti augsta celtne‎ ― very tall building

   ļoti grūts darbs‎ ― very hard work

   ļoti ātri braukt‎ ― to ride very fast

   ļoti klusu runāt‎ ― to speak very quietly

   ļoti žēl‎ ― very sorry; (it's) a great pity

   ļoti daudzi palīgi‎ ― very many assistants

   ļoti daudz grāmatu‎ ― very many, a lot of books

   ļoti maz naudas‎ ― very little money

   naktis uznāca ļoti aukstas un lika klabināt zobus‎ ― the nights were coming very cold and made (people's) teeth chatter

   tas bija ļoti tālu, tik tālu, ka paši kalni nebija redzami, tikai virsotnes un sniegs‎ ― that was very far, so far that even the mountains were not visible, only the peaks and the snow

2. (with a verb) used to intensify the action or state described by the verb; much, very much, a lot

   ļoti steigties‎ ― to hurry a lot, to be in a big hurry

   ļoti priecāties‎ ― to rejoice very much, to be very happy

   ļoti lūgt‎ ― to ask very much, to implore

   ļoti skumt‎ ― to become very sad

   ļoti iemīļots rakstnieks‎ ― a very popular (lit. much beloved) writer

   pēkšņi viņam ļoti iegribējās aizbraukt uz mājām‎ ― suddenly he very much wanted to leave and go home

   aiz pirts aug balto ceriņu krūms, kas ziedu laikā tik ļoti patīik māmuļai‎ ― behind the bath(room) a white lilac bush is growing which when in bloom so much pleases mother

Synonyms

• gluži
• īsti, īsteni
• milzum
• neparasti
• visai

Antonyms

• maz

References

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