augšā

See also: augša

Latvian

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Adverb

augšā

1. up, upward

   doties pa kāpnēm augšā ― to go up the stairs

   skriet pa kāpnēm augšā un lejā ― to run up and down the stairs

   zirgs velk ratus pa nogāzi augšā ― the horse pulls the cart up the slope

   rokas augšā! ― hands up! (order to give up)

   galvu augšā! mums ienaidnieks jāuzveic! ― cheer (lit. head) up! we must defeat the enemy!

2. used to reinforce the sense of the prefix uz- on certain verbs

   uzkāpt augšā kalnā, tornī ― to climb up the mountain, the tower

   kaķis uzlēca augšā uz galda ― the cat jumped up on a table

   Klaudijs Vārpa uzgāja augšā balkonā ― Klaudijs Vārpa went up to the balcony

3. used to replace the prefix uz- on certain verbs to mark imperfective aspect

   kāpt kokā augšā ― to climb up (to the top) of the tree

   rāpties pa nogāzi augšā ― to climb up (to the top) of the slope

   plānā ir: šogad uzcelt tauta namu... materiāli ir savesti... lūdzu, tagad cel augšā! ― it is in the plan: to build up a house of the people (= community centeer) this year... the materials are gathered (already)... please, now build (it) up!

4. up, standing, on one's feet

   slieties augšā ― to stand up

   lēkt augšā ― to jump up

   Andris krita, bet jau nākošā acumirklī Andris bija augšā un dēvās tālāk ― Andris fell, but the next moment Andris was already up and went further

5. up, awake

   tu vēl augšā? ― you still up?

   celt augšā ― to wake (someone) up

   celties augšā ― to wake and get up

   pirmdienas rīts; vecmāmuļa pirmā augšā ― Monday morning; granny is the first one up (= awake and up)

Synonyms

• (of "upward"):uz augšu, augšup, sauļup (poetic)
• (reinforcing uz- verbs): virsū
• (of "standing, on one's feet"): stāvus, kājās
• (of "awake"): nomodā

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “of "up", "upward"”): lejā
• (antonym(s) of “of "upward"”): lejup, uz leju, zemup (rare)

Noun

augšā f

1. locative singular of augša