Latvian

Adjective

tuvu

1. accusative singular masculine form of tuvs
2. instrumental singular masculine form of tuvs
3. genitive plural masculine form of tuvs
4. accusative singular feminine form of tuvs
5. instrumental singular feminine form of tuvs
6. genitive plural feminine form of tuvs

Adverb

tuvu

1. near, close; adverbial form of tuvs

   aiz loga mežs bija tuvu‎ ― behind the window, the forest was near

   zēns pieskrēja tuvu pie ugunskura‎ ― the boy ran near by the fire

   skatīties tuvu‎ ― to look around nearby (= at nearby things)

   rīts ir tuvu‎ ― the morning is close

2. (used prepositionally + dat.) near, close to, next to

   laiva atrodas tuvu krastam‎ ― the book is near the shore

   skola ir tuvu mājām‎ ― the school is near the house

   dzīvot tuvu pilsētai‎ ― to live close to the city

   ārsts apsēdās tuvu slimniekam‎ ― the doctor sat down next to the patient

3. (used prepositionally + dat.) near, close to, about to (almost doing something, near the begining of an action)

   būt tuvu izmisumam‎ ― to be close to despair

   bērns bija tuvu raudām‎ ― the child was close to tears, about to cry

4. (used as prepositionally + dat.) about, approximately

   sacensībās dalībnieku bija tuvu simtam‎ ― there were close to, about a hundred participants in the competition

   darbs ilgst tuvu diviem mēnešiem‎ ― the work lasts close to, about nine months

   darbs tika pabeigts tuvu pusdienai‎ ― the work was finished at about noon