grūtums
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From grūts (“difficult, hard”) + -ums.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]grūtums m (1st declension)
- (in the singular) difficulty, toughness (the quality of that which is difficult, hard, tough)
- darba, uzdevuma grūtums ― the difficulty of the work, of the task
- ceļa grūtums ― the difficulty, arduousness of the trip
- dzimtļaužu dzīves grūtums ― the difficulty, toughness of a serf's life
- ir tādi slimnieki, kurus ārsts nevar aizmirst un kuru likteņa grūtumu viņš kā smagu nastu nes visu savu mūžu ― there are such patients whom doctors cannot forget, who carry the difficulty of their fate as a heavy burden during their entire lives
- (singular or plural; syn. grūtības) difficulty, hardship (difficult events or circumstances)
- nu manis pēc, katrai dzīvei savi grūtumi ― now, in my opinion, every life has its dificulties
- vēl tagad man Andra tēva sirds jāapbrīno, kas par tik daudz grūtumu pasaulē nemaz nesūdzējās, bet visu to nesa ar pacietību ― even now I have to admire Andris' father's heart, who, despite so many hardships in the world, does not complain, but carries (= accepts) everything with patience
- (singular or plural) difficulty (difficult experience, difficult feelings)
- ar pāris vārdiem kā ar roku noņemt visu grūtumu ― to remove all difficulty, hard feelings with a few words as if with one's hand
- mātes smagās nopūtās izsacīja visu to pārmēra grūtumu, ko meita bija uzlikusi viņas sirdij ― the mother's heavy sights expressed all the excessive difficulties, hardships that her daughter had imposed on her (= mother's) heart
- (singular or plural) difficulty (physical suffering or pain, sickness, disease)
- viņš saaukstējās un dabūja tādus grūtumus, ka bija jāliekas gultā ― he caught a cold and got so many difficulties that he had to stay in bed
Declension
[edit]Declension of grūtums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | grūtums | grūtumi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | grūtumu | grūtumus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | grūtuma | grūtumu |
| dative (datīvs) | grūtumam | grūtumiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | grūtumu | grūtumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | grūtumā | grūtumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | grūtum | grūtumi |