spoži

spoži sarkans tonis

lampa, uguns spoži deg

the lamp, the fire is burning bright(ly)

spoži (no)vaskota grīda

a shinily waxed floor (i.e., so that it is sparkling clean)

bright, shiny, brilliant, brightly, shinily, brilliantly; adverbial form of spožs


šķīstāk

purer, more virtuous, chaster, more purely, more virtuously, more chastely; adverbial form of šķīstāks


visšķīstāk

purest, most virtuous, chastest, most purely, most virtuously, most chastely; adverbial form of visšķīstākais


šķīsti

šķīsti dzīvot

to live virtuously, chastely, without sin

pure, virtuous, chaste, purely, virtuously, chastely; adverbial form of šķīsts


saldeni

saldeni skāba sula

sweetish(ly) sour (= sweet-and-sour) juice

saldeni smaidīt

sweetish, sweetishly (also metaphorically); adverbial form of saldens


vissaldenāk

most sweetish, sweetest, most sweetly; adverbial form of vissaldenākais


salnāk

more like a roan, more whitish brown; adverbial form of salnāks


vissalnāk

most like a roan, most whitish brown; adverbial form of vissalnākais


grūtāk

more difficult, tougher, more difficultly, greater difficulty; adverbial form of grūtāks


visgrūtāk

most difficult, toughest, most difficultly, with greatest difficulty; adverbial form of visgrūtākais


grūti

grūti uzkāpt kalnā

grūti iemācīties

grūti pārvietojama krava

hard-to-move (lit. difficultly movable) load

bērnam grūti atzīties

(it is) difficult for children to admit (the truth)

viņam dzīvē ir grūti gājis

he went through hardships in life (lit. to him in life it is gone with difficulty)

difficult, tough, difficultly, with difficulty; adverbial form of grūts


saldenāk

more sweetish, more sweetly; adverbial form of saldenāks


smagāk

heavier, more severe, more difficult, more heavily, more severely, more difficultly, with greater difficulty; adverbial form of smagāks


vissmagāk

heaviest, most severe, most difficult, most heavily, most severely, most difficulty, with greatest difficulty; adverbial form of vissmagākais


smaidīgāk

more smiling, more smilingly; adverbial form of smaidīgāks


smagi

smagi piekrautas somas

smagi elpot

smagi strādāt

smagi slimot

smagi piedzerties

smagi iekrist gultā

to fall heavily (= not gracefully) in bed

viņš bija smagi vīlies Alvilā Dzeguzē

he was heavily (= very) disappointed in Alvils Dzeguze

heavy, severe, difficult, heavily, severely, difficultly, with difficulty; adverbial form of smags


smaidīgi

viņa lielās, brūnās acis vērās smaidīgi un tieši

his big, brown eyes looked smilingly and directly

smiling, smilingly; adverbial form of smaidīgs


smieklīgi

smieklīgi ģērbties

smieklīgi mazs

diezgan smieklīgi izskatījās, kad divi lieli vīri tā vasaras laika dzina tukšas ragavas pa lielceļu

it looked pretty funny when two big men drove an empty sled on the highway during summer

smieklīgi, kā nakts baigumā cilvēks var noticēt gandrīz spokiem

(it is) funny how, in the terror of the night, people can almost believe in ghosts

funny, amusing, ridiculous, ]funnily, amusingly, ridiculously; adverbial form of smieklīgs


smieklīgāk

funnier, more amusing, more ridiculous, more funnily, more amusingly, more ridiculously; adverbial form of smieklīgāks


vissmieklīgāk

funniest, most amusing, most ridiculous, most funnily, most amusingly, most ridiculously; adverbial form of vissmieklīgākais


ugunīgi

ugunīgi sarkanas rieta debesis

ugunīgi nosarkt

fiery, fierily; adverbial form of ugunīgs


visugunīgāk

fieriest, most fierily; adverbial form of visugunīgākais


ugunīgāk

fierier, more fierily; adverbial form of ugunīgāks


šeit

From Proto-Baltic *sey- with a final t (from an old particle, found also at the end of bet and it, q.v.), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe- with an extra y. From the same stem in its length grade *ḱēy- also Proto-Germanic *hē-, *hē₂r (cf. Gothic 𐌷𐌴𐍂 (hēr), German hier, English here). Cognates include Old Prussian schai, Old Irish cē (< *ḱey- “here,” “on this side.”

šeit pat, tieši šeit

nodzīvoju šeit vairākus gadus

“man ar jums jārunā... man jums kaut kas svarīgs jāsaka” “taču ne šeit un tūlīt! mēs parunāsim citur un vēlāk”

“I have to talk with you... I have something important to say to you” “but not here and now! let us talk elsewhere and later”

varbūt viņš domāja, ka šoreiz Aldo tomēr ir pateicis kaut ko patiesu, ka šeit, tālu no apdzīvotajām vietām, šeit, stepē, kur viņi ir tikai trīs cilvēki, arī ir fronte

maybe he thought that this time Aldo had indeed said something true, that here, far from inhabited places, here in the steppe, where they are only three people, also is the front

here (the speaker's location at the time of speaking)


kāpēc

From kā (“what[gen.]”) + pēc (“after; for”).

kāpēc tu nenāc?

kāpēc darbs nav izdarīts?

kāpēc viņš ir noskumis?

“kāpēc jūs aizejat? es taču nedzenu jūs”, Līvja skarbi iesmējās

“why are you leaving? I'm not driving you away,” Līvja laughed harshly

kāpēc gan Ilga nepieņemtu viņa pasniegto roku? vai tad viņai nav vajadzīgs dzīvoklis? vai tad viņa negrib mācīties?

why didn't Ilga take the hand he (had) offered? maybe she didn't need an apartment? or maybe she didn't want to study?

kāpēc es visu to rakstu?... tāpēc, ka es ilgojos un slāpstu dzīvības un dzīves

(in questions involving cause, motive, purpose, answerable with jo “because”) why? for what reason? for what purpose?

motive; purpose; answerable with jo “because”; motive; purpose; answerable with jo “because”

kāpēc iet, ja varam braukt!

why go (on foot), if we can go (by car)?

kāpēc Brīviņos nevar būt divdesmit pieci slaucami lopi?

why can't there be 25 dairy cows in Brīviņi? (the speaker is annoyed)

(in rhetorical questions, indicating something unnecessary, or which is not the case) why?, oh why?


visagrāk

earliest, most early; adverbial form of visagrākais


redzamāk

more visible, more prominent, more visibly, more prominently; adverbial form of redzamāks


visredzamāk

most visible, most prominent, most visibly, most prominently; adverbial form of visredzamākais


viegli

viegli dejot

viņa bija viegli ģērbusies

viegli bruņoti jātnieki

viegli skatīties uz dzīvi

viegli saprotams teksts

runa plūst viegli

man kļuva kaut kā viegli un labi

viegli ievainojams

viegli pārslimot gripu

to catch a mild flu (lit. to become mildly sick with the flu)

ir jau viegli no kaut kā atteikties, ja šis “kaut kas” ir neaizsniedzams

it is easy to refuse/give up something, if this “something” is unattainable

light, easy, mild, lightly, easily, mildly; adverbial form of viegls


ticami

kā ticami melot

tas ir ļoti ticami

prenatāli un postnatāli lietotas probiotikas statistiski ticami samazina kopējo atopijas risku

probiotics taken pre- and postnatally statistically significantly lower the general risk of atopy


vieglāk

lighter, easier, milder, more lightly, more easily, more mildly; adverbial form of vieglāks


visvieglāk

lightest, easiest, mildest, most lightly, most easily, most mildly; adverbial form of visvieglākais


pēc

As adverb (the nowadays more frequent prepositional use is a later development), pēc is the reflex of an earlier pēdis (“after(wards)”), still found dialectally and in folk songs, itself from *pēdies, an old instrumental plural form of pēds, a morphological variant of pēda (“foot sole; footprint”). The original meaning was therefore sequentiality, like footprints: “one after the other,” from which later “after that,” “after...”.

pēc, kad noticis, visi gudri

after (something) happens, all (are) wise (= in hindsight, everything is obvious)

jo dzestrāku rīts rasu audis, jo skaidrāka pēc diena būs

the fresher, cooler the morning makes the dew, the clearer, brighter the day will be later

jāiet pamielot viešņa arī, lai nerunā pēc, ka mēs tai likuši aiziet tukšā dūšā

we have to feed the visitor, too, so that she won't say later that we made her go on an empty stomach

after, afterwards, later, later on (in a moment of time posterior to the reference time)


humoristiskāk

more humoristic, more humorous, more humoristically, more humorously; adverbial form of humoristiskāks


humoristiski

humoristiski izklaidējošais pasākums

Kaspars Pudniks piedāvās savu humoristiski muzikālo šovu “Nabaga Latvijas Oligarhs”

Kaspars Pudniks will present his humoristic musical show “A Poor Latvian Oligarch”

humoristic, humorous, humoristically, humorously; adverbial form of humoristisks


vishumoristiskāk

most humoristic, most humorous, most humoristically, most humorously; adverbial form of vishumoristiskākais


komiskāk

more comical, more humorous, more comically, more humorously; adverbial form of komiskāks


viskomiskāk

most comical, most humorous, most comically, most humorously; adverbial form of viskomiskākais


komfortablāk

more comfortable, more comfortably; adverbial form of komfortablāks


komiski

komiski izturēties, uzvesties

comical, humorous, comically, humorously; adverbial form of komisks


komfortabli

komfortabli iekārtoties

dzīvot komfortabli

comfortable, comfortably; adverbial form of komfortabls


caurspīdīgāk

more transparent, more transparently; adverbial form of caurspīdīgāks


zemu

lidmašina lido zemu

saule jau zemu

viņš ir zemu kritis


caurspīdīgi

caurspīdīgi zils ezers

Ilga bija tumšmate, saulē nodegušu, apaļu seju, bet Līvija... iegarenu, caurspīdīgi bālu seju kā alabastrs

Ilga was a brunette, with a round, sunburnt face, but Livija... (had) an elongated, transparently pale skin like alabaster

transparent, transparently; adverbial form of caurspīdīgs


viskomfortablāk

most comfortable, most comfortably; adverbial form of viskomfortablākais


necaurspīdīgi

par uzņēmumu nevar pateikt, ka tas strādās necaurspīdīgi

about the company one cannot say that it works opaquely (i.e., without transparency)

opaque, opaquely; adverbial form of necaurspīdīgs


necaurspīdīgāk

more opaque, more opaquely; adverbial form of necaurspīdīgāks


visnecaurspīdīgāk

most opaque, most opaquely; adverbial form of visnecaurspīdīgākais


caurredzami

B. Ivanišvili apliecināja, ka šie procesi notiek maksimāli tiesiski un caurredzami, novēršot jebkādas aizdomas par politiska rakstura motivāciju

B. Ivanišvili confirmed that these processes occur maximally legally and transparently, eliminating any suspicion of political motivation

transparent, see-through, transparently; adverbial form of caurredzams


sveikā

tikt sveikā cauri

to go through (something) unharmed, unscathed

palaist sveikā

to leave unharmed; to leave unpunished; to let (someone) get away with something

viņš atviegloti nopūtās, izkļuvis no briesmām sveikā

he sighed with relief, having escaped unharmed from danger

Klaviņš ticis prom no muižas? kā viņš palaists sveikā

Klaviņš got out from the mannor? how do they let him get away with this? (lit. how he is allowed to go unharmed/unpunished)

safe, safely, unharmed; adverbial form of sveiks


caurredzamāk

more transparent, more see-through, more transparently; adverbial form of caurredzamāks


viscaurredzamāk

most transparent, most see-through, most transparently; adverbial form of viscaurredzamākais


necaurredzamāk

more opaque, more opaquely; adverbial form of necaurredzamāks


necaurredzami

jūlijā ūdens jau ir kļuvis necaurredzami duļķains

in July the water has already become opaquely turbid (i.e., so dirty that it is no longer transparent)


visnecaurredzamāk

most opaque, most opaquely; adverbial form of visnecaurredzamākais


transparentāk

more transparent, more transparently; adverbial form of transparentāks


vistransparentāk

most transparent, most transparently; adverbial form of vistransparentākais


zemiskāk

baser, meaner, viler, more basely, more meanly, more vilely; adverbial form of zemiskāks


zemiski

zemiski rīkoties

zemiski izturēties

base, mean, vile, basely, meanly, vilely; adverbial form of zemisks


ticamāk

more believable, more probable, more significant, more believably, more probably, more significantly; adverbial form of ticamāks


viszemiskāk

basest, meanest, vilest, most basely, most meanly, most vilely; adverbial form of viszemiskākais


visticamāk

most believable, most probable, most significant, most believably, most probably, most significantly; adverbial form of visticamākais


atvasarīgāk

more as in an Indian summer; adverbial form of atvasarīgāks


visatvasarīgāk

most as in an Indian summer; adverbial form of visatvasarīgākais


atvasarīgi

rudens pirmā nedēļa būs atvasarīgi silta

the first week of autumn will be warm as in an Indian summer

as in an Indian summer; adverbial form of atvasarīgs


patlaban

An old compound, from pat + laban, where pat is one of the parallel forms of pats (“self”), here apparently with the meaning “exact(ly),” “direct(ly),” “outright,” “immediate(ly),” and laban is perhaps an old accusative form of labs (“good”). The meaning would have evolved from an accusative of time, “at the exact good (moment),” to “right now.”

patlaban līst

viņš ir patlaban aizņemts

'maiznieks patlaban kāpa augšā no cepļa pagraba

the baker has come up from the oven basement right now

'augstienē mākoņu ozols, tā pavēnī es, / divi vien mēs patlaban uz pasaules

in the upland an oak of clouds, in its shade I (am) / only the two of us (exist) now on the world


lielākoties

Apparently from lielāks (“bigger”), the comparative form of liels (“big”).

vakariņoju lielākoties restorānos

zvejojām Ziemeļjūras vidusdaļā, zvejošanas apstākļi bija ļoti labi: neliels vējš un lielākoties saulainas dienas

we fished in the middle part of the North Sea, and the fishing conditions were very good: a small wind and usually, mostly sunny days

laboratorijā, tāpat kā lielākoties visos ražošanas cehos, strādā speciālisti ar augstāko vai vidējo speciālo izglītību

in the laboratory, as usual in most production workshops, there are (= work) specialists with higher or intermediate special education

in many cases, mostly; almost always; usually


afgāniskāk

more Afghan, in a more Afghan way; adverbial form of afgāniskāks


visafgāniskāk

most Afghan, in a most Afghan way; adverbial form of visafgāniskākais


afgāniski

runāt afgāniski


talantīgāk

more talented, in a more talented way; adverbial form of talantīgāks


talantīgi

talantīgi uzrakstīts darbs

a work written with talent (lit. talentedly)

mēs visi zinām un saprotam vienreizējus, talantīgi atrastus simbolus: Čehova kaiju, Meterlinka zilo putnu, Hauptmaņa zvanu

we all know and understand unique, artfully (lit. talentedly) found symbols: Chekhov's seagull, Maeterlinck's blue bird, Hauptmann's bell

talented, in a talented way; adverbial form of talantīgs


vistalantīgāk

most talented, in a most talented way; adverbial form of vistalantīgākais


tumšāk

darker, more darkly; adverbial form of tumšāks


vistumšāk

darkest, most darkly; adverbial form of vistumšākais


tumši

svece deg tumši

tumši zaļš

tumši brūns


pēkšņāk

more sudden, more abrupt, more suddenly, more abruptly; adverbial form of pēkšņāks


vispēkšņāk

most sudden, most abrupt, most suddenly, most abruptly; adverbial form of vispēkšņākais


pēkšņi

pēkšņi sacēlās vētra

pēkšņi uznāk negaiss

pēkšņi iekliegties

pēkšņi no kāda vēja grūdiena es pamostos

suddenly, because of a push of the wind, I wake up

suddenly, abruptly; adverbial form of pēkšņs


gaišāk

brighter, lighter, clearer, more brightly, more lightly, more clearly; adverbial form of gaišāks


visgaišāk

brightest, lightest, clearest, most brightly, most lightly, most clearly; adverbial form of visgaišākais


spodrāk

shinier, brighter, cleaner, more shinily, more brightly, more cleanly; adverbial form of spodrāks


visspodrāk

shiniest, brightest, cleanest, most shinily, most brightly, most cleanly; adverbial form of visspodrākais


spodri

spodri balts

Vilde-Mežniece spodri un skanīgi smējās

Vilde-Mežniece laughed brightly and sonorously

shiny, bright, clean, shinily, brightly, cleanly; adverbial form of spodrs


gaiši

svece deg gaiši

gaiši mirdzēt

gaiši dzeltens

gaiši zilas debesis

gaiši pelēks uzvalks

skaidri un gaiši

gaiši uzsmaidīt kādam

gaiši skan zvani

the bell calls sound brightly (= sonorously)

neaizmirsti, ka mums arvien jārāda skaidri un gaiši, ko īsti mēs gribam

don't forget that we always have to show loud and clear (lit. clear and bright) what we want

bright, light, clear, brightly, lightly, clearly; adverbial form of gaišs


skaļi

lasīt skaļi

skaļi kliegt, smieties

runāt pietiekoši skaļi

netici, ja skaļi kāds stāsta par savām jūtām, dižojas ar saviem uzskatiem

do not believe if someone tells (= talks) loudly about his feelings, (if someone) flaunts his viewpoints

loud, loudly, aloud; adverbial form of skaļš


skaļāk

louder, more loudly; adverbial form of skaļāks


visskaļāk

loudest, most loudly; adverbial form of visskaļākais


visziņkārīgāk

most curious, most inquisitive, most curiously, most inquisitively; adverbial form of visziņkārīgākais


ziņkārīgi

ziņkārīgi taujāt

curious, inquisitive, curiously, inquisitively, with curiosity; adverbial form of ziņkārīgs


ziņkārīgāk

more curious, more inquisitive, more curiously, more inquisitively; adverbial form of ziņkārīgāks


piederīgāk

adequately, typically, correspondingly; adverbial form of piederīgāks


vispiederīgāk

most appropriate, most typical, most corresponding, most appropriately, most typically, most correspondingly; adverbial form of vispiederīgākais


piederīgi

skrēju uz klētiņu, lai šai dienai piederīgi apģērbtos

I ran into the barn to (change clothes in order to) dress (more) appropriately to this day

appropriate, typical, corresponding, appropriately, typically, correspondingly; adverbial form of piederīgs


tāpēc

From tā (“that[gen.]”) + pēc (“because of”).

taisni tāpēc es nācu

tu nāci kā pureņu smarža no lauka, / un tāpēc tu biji visskaistākā

you came like the smell of marigold from the field, / and because of that you are the most beautiful one

“bet Marei jūs neko vis nepatīkat...” “taisni tāpēc esmu šeit... dodiet padomu, kā viņai pielabināties”

“but Mare doesn't like you...” “precisely because of that (= that is why) I am here... give me advice on how to ingratiate myself to her”

pagasta ļaudis abi braucēji pazina labi un tāpēc par tiem varēja pārspriest daudz tiešāk

the people of the parish knew both travelers well and because of that could judge them more directly, more precisely

durvis bija ciet tāpēc, ka visi aizgājuši

the door was closed for that reason, that (= because) everybody had gone out

'“tavi draugi ar tevi nerunās” “kāpēc?” “tāpēc, ka es viņiem to esmu aisliedzis”

“your friends are not talking to you” “why?” “because I have prohibited them (from talking to you)”

used to refer to the cause, motive or purpose of something previously mentioned, sometimes as the antecedent of the conjunction ka “that”; so, therefore, because of that, on account of that, for that reason; because...

viņš saprātā, ka puisis aiziet tikai tāpēc, lai te nevienu netraucētu

he realized that the boy was leaving only in order to not inconvenience anybody here

man pat likās, ka vecā krustmāte tāpēc vien ir pasaulē, lai mums ar Martu būtu katrā laikā kādas palīdzīgas rokas

it even seemed to me that the old aunt was (= existed) in (this) world only so that Marta and I would have a pair of helping hands for a while

used, together with lai, to indicate intention or purpose; so that..., in order to...


rītā

rītā priekšstrādnieks zirgus nokašāja ar skrāpi

in the morning the foreman scraped (= brushed) the horses with a horse comb

rītā pēc pusdienas beigt darbu


skaitliski

skaitliski liels

skaitliski samazināties

skaitliski aprēķināt

numeric, numerically; adverbial form of skaitlisks


skaitliskāk

more numeric, more numerical; adverbial form of skaitliskāks


visskaitliskāk

most numeric, most numerically; adverbial form of visskaitliskākais


mirstīgāk

more mortal, more mortally; adverbial form of mirstīgāks


ziņkārāk

more curious, more inquisitive, more curiously, more inquisitively; adverbial form of ziņkārāks


mirstīgi

strauts tek nedarbīgiem, mirstīgi laimīgiem

(this) creek runs to the inert, to the mortally happy


visziņkārāk

most curious, most inquisitive, most curiously, most inquisitively; adverbial form of visziņkārākais


ziņkāri

ziņkāri meklēties citu lietās

to meddle inquisitively in the affairs of others (i.e., to snoop on other people)

curious, inquisitive, curiously, inquisitively; adverbial form of ziņkārs


parīt

parīt ir sestdiena

viņš atbrauks parīt

jā, kaut uznāktu lietus! vai nu rīt, vai parīt, bet kaut tikai uznāktu!...

yes, may the rain come! maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, but let it come!


aizparīt

From aiz- + parīt (“day after tomorrow”) (with parīt from pa- + rīt (“tomorrow”)).

viņš atbrauks aizparīt

vecais Brīviņš nebrauca ne rītu, ne parīt, pat aizparīt vēl ne

the old Brīviņš did not go the next day, the day after that, not even two days afterwards

in the day after the day after tomorrow; three days from today


aizvakar

tas notika aizvakar

vakar un aizvakar bija saulains laiks

yesterday and the day before the weather was sunny

tai pļavā, tāpat kā aizvakar, dīķī kāds krupītis gari stiepa savu vienmuļo kurcienu

in this meadow, just like (in) the day before yesterday, some little toad in the pond dragged its solitary croaking

paskatos bļodā... kā tad, tas pats kas bija vakar, aizvakar, pagājušo nedēļu, pērn, aizpērn: putra

I look into the bowl... so, the same as yesterday, (in) the day before yesterday, last week, last year, the year before last: porridge

in the day before yesterday, two days ago


no rīta

agri no rīta

rīt no rīta

vakar no rīta

deviņos no rīta

no rīta saglabāsies migla; dienā vietām uzlīs

in the morning the fog will continue; during the day, it will rain in some places


veikalnieciski

reizēm tu spried pārāk veikalnieciski

sometimes you judge in a too businesslike way

commercial, commercially, businesslike; adverbial form of veikalniecisks


veikalnieciskāk

more mercantile, more commercial, more businesslike, more commercially; adverbial form of veikalnieciskāks


visveikalnieciskāk

most mercantile, most commercial, most businesslike; adverbial form of visveikalnieciskākais


intīmi

“Hugo...” viņa teica... Zandarts neticēja savām ausīm; pirmo reizi viņa to uzrunāja tik intīmi

“Hugo...” she said... Zandarts couldn't believe his ears; (it was) the first time that she addressed him so intimately

intimate, intimately; adverbial form of intīms


bālāk

paler, dimmer, more palely, more dimly; adverbial form of bālāks


visbālāk

palest, dimmest, most palely, most dimly; adverbial form of visbālākais


bāli

bāli pelēks

pale, dim, palely, dimly; adverbial form of bāls


intīmāk

more intimate, more intimately; adverbial form of intīmāks


visintīmāk

most intimate, most intimately; adverbial form of visintīmākais


svešāk

more unknown, more foreign, stranger, more strangely; adverbial form of svešāks


sveši

meitiņ, bērniņ, kas tev ir?... neskaties jel tik sveši uz visām pusēm, tu mani izbiedē, runā jel...

little girl, child, what is it?... don't look so strangely all around, you're scaring me, do talk (= say something)

unknown, foreign, strange, strangely; adverbial form of svešs


vissvešāk

most unknown, most foreign, strangest, most strangely; adverbial form of vissvešākais


svešādāk

stranger, more different, more unfamiliar, more strangely, more differently, more unfamiliarly; adverbial form of svešādāks


vissvešādāk

strangest, most different, most unfamiliar, most strangely, most differently, most unfamiliarly; adverbial form of vissvešādākais


svešādi

tas bija svešādi, tas biedēja un nepatika

this was strange, unfamiliar, it scared, (it) did not please

pēkšņi kāds teikums skan nedaudz svešādi

suddenly some sentence sounds a little strange

strange, different, unfamiliar, strangely, differently, unfamiliarly; adverbial form of svešāds


vakarīgi

šovakar vēl Muzeju nakts, vai vienkārši pasēdēt pie kāda ezera un vakarīgi malkojot vīnu paskūpstīties, katram tad tas, kas pēc plāna!

tonight is still Museum night, or (perhaps we will) simply sit by some lake and eveningly (= during the evening, as in the evening) kiss each other (while) sipping wine

evening, typical of evening; adverbial form of vakarīgs


visvakarīgāk

most typical of an evening, most typically of an evening; adverbial form of visvakarīgākais


naksnīgāk

more nocturnal, more nightly, more nocturnally; adverbial form of naksnīgāks


visnaksnīgāk

most nocturnal, most nightly, most nocturnally; adverbial form of visnaksnīgākais


naksnīgi

dobji dunēja soļi naksnīgi vientuļajā iela

(their) stends sounded hollow in the nightly lonely street

nocturnal, nightly, nocturnally; adverbial form of naksnīgs


nespodrāk

duller, more dully, less shiny, less shinily; adverbial form of nespodrāks


nespodri

pēc izskata austeres mīkstais ķermenis ir krēmkrāsā, bet malās - nespodri pelēks

in appearance, an oyster's soft body is cream-colored, and its extremities (are) dull gray


visnespodrāk

dullest, least shiny, most dully, least shinily; adverbial form of visnespodrākais


dzestri

kļuva dzestri

dzestri paskatīties uz kādu

“man nav šeit ģimenes”, viņa dzestri atbildēja

“I have no family here,” she answered coldly

cool, cold, coolly, coldly; adverbial form of dzestrs


teicamāk

more excellent, more excellently; adverbial form of teicamāks


visteicamāk

most excellent, most excellently; adverbial form of visteicamākais


izcilāk

greater, more excellent, more outstanding, more greatly, more excellently, more outstandingly; adverbial form of izcilāks


visizcilāk

greatest, most excellent, most outstanding, most greatly, most excellently, most outstandingly; adverbial form of visizcilākais


veiklāk

more agile, defter, more skillful, more agilely, more deftly, more skillfully; adverbial form of veiklāks


izcilu

(rare) great, excellent, outstanding, greatly, excellently, outstandingly; adverbial form of izcils


visveiklāk

most agile, deftest, most skillful, most agilely, most deftly, most skillfully; adverbial form of visveiklākais


vingrāk

firmer, fitter, more agile, more firmly, more fitly, more agilely; adverbial form of vingrāks


veikli

veikli soļot

veikli strādāt

veikli izvairīties no sitiena

veikli saķert

veikli piemanīt kādu

ķirzaka veikli ieslīdēja alā

agile, deft, skillful, agilely, deftly, skillfully; adverbial form of veikls


visvingrāk

firmest, fittest, most agile, most firmly, most fitly, most agilely; adverbial form of visvingrākais


vingri

vingri soļot

vecamtēvam rokās bija groziņš, viņš liecās pēc āboliem vingri kā jauneklis

grandpa had a basket in his hands, he leaned on the apples agilely like a young man

firm, fit, agile, firmly, fitly, agilely; adverbial form of vingrs


žiglāk

faster, quicker, more agile, more quickly, more agilely; adverbial form of žiglāks


visžiglāk

fastest, quickest, most agile, most quickly, most agilely; adverbial form of visžiglākais


izcili

izcili aizstāvēt diplomdarbu

to defend (one's) thesis, disseratition excellently


žigli

žigli ēst

žigli izrēķināt uzdevumu

žigli skriet

žigli celties

to mēs žigli padarīsim

žigli rit minūtes

the minutes go by (lit. roll by) quickly

fast, quick, agile, quickly, agilely; adverbial form of žigls

draugs žigli atkal bija atpakaļ

(his) friend was back again soon (lit. quickly)


knašāk

faster, quicker, swifter, more quickly, more swiftly; adverbial form of knašāks


visknašāk

quick, fast, swift, quickly, swiftly; adverbial form of visknašākais


stingāk

harder, more rigid, number, more rigidly, more numbly; adverbial form of stingāks


knaši

knaši skriet

quick, fast, swift, quickly, swiftly; adverbial form of knašs


visstingāk

hard, rigid, numb, more rigidly, more numbly; adverbial form of visstingākais


modrāk

more vigilant, more watchful, more alert, more vigilantly, more watchfully, more alertly; adverbial form of modrāks


možāk

more lively, more vibrant, more active; adverbial form of možāks


moži

turēties moži

to keep oneself, to behave vibrantly, actively

viņa gribēja to pateikt moži

she wanted to say it in a vibrant, lively way

lively, vibrant, active, vibrantly, livelily, actively; adverbial form of možs


vismožāk

liveliest, most vibrant, most active; adverbial form of vismožākais


vismodrāk

most vigilant, most watchful, most alert, most vigilantly, most watchfully, most alertly; adverbial form of vismodrākais


mundri

mundri runāt

lively, vibrant, active, livelily, vibrantly, actively; adverbial form of mundrs


mundrāk

livelier, more vibrant, more active, more livelily, more vibrantly, more actively; adverbial form of mundrāks


vismundrāk

liveliest, most vibrant, most active, most livelily, most vibrantly, most actively; adverbial form of vismundrākais


spirgtāk

fresher, livelier, more active, more freshly, more livelily, more actively; adverbial form of spirgtāks


visspirgtāk

freshest, liveliest, most active, most freshly, most livelily, most actively; adverbial form of visspirgtākais


spirgti

tas ir slaidu priežu mežs, vienmēr spirgti zaļš

this is a slender pine forest, always lively green

fresh, lively, active, freshly, livelily, actively; adverbial form of spirgts


žirgtāk

livelier, healthier, more active, more livelily, more healthily, more actively; adverbial form of žirgtāks


visžirgtāk

liveliest, healthiest, most active, most livelily, most healthily, most actively; adverbial form of visžirgtākais


stingrāk

firmer, stronger, stricter, more firmly, more strongly, more strictly; adverbial form of stingrāks


žirgti

žirgti soļot

kad cilvēks žirgti kustas, viņam kļūst silti arī vēl stiprākā spelgoņā nekā tagad

when a person moves lively, actively, s/he becomes warm even in a much harsher frost than this year

lively, healthy, active, livelily, healthily, actively; adverbial form of žirgts


visstingrāk

firmest, strongest, strictest, most firmly, most strongly, most strictly; adverbial form of visstingrākais


stingri

stingri turēties

to hold (something) fast (lit. firmly, strongly)

stingri pieskrūvētas riepas

stingri savilkt auklu

stingri aizliegts

“puikas paliks pie manis”, Baltiņu māte stingri noteica

“the boy will remain with me,” mother Baltiņš declared firmly

kažociš bija stingri vien apvalkāts

the fur coat was strictly (= very) worn, shabby

firm, strong, strict; adverbial form of stingrs


modri

modri skatīties apkārt

modri sekot darba gaitai

to watch the progress of the work vigilantly

vigilant, watchful, alert, vigilantly, watchfully, alertly adverbial form of modrs


veselāk

healthier, more whole, more healthily; adverbial form of veselāks


visveselāk

healthiest, most whole, most healthily; adverbial form of visveselākais


veseli

esiet veseli!

veseli zaļie tomāti

ko darīt pacientiem? slimojiet veseli!

what (should) patients do? get sick healthily!

healthy, whole, healthily; adverbial form of vesels


stīvāk

stiffer, more rigid, more stiffly, more rigidly; adverbial form of stīvāks


visstīvāk

stiffest, most rigid, most stiffly, most rigidly; adverbial form of visstīvākais


stīvi

stīvi iet, piecelties

svinības sākas stīvi

kājas stīvi cilādami, vīri dodas vakariņot

stiffly raising (their) legs, the men go to have dinner

stīvi paklanījies, Nodievs uzliek galvā cepuri un aiziet

having bowed rigidly, Nodievs put (his) hat on and left

viņu acis stīvi raudzījās vagās, kas likās tikpat nebeidzamas kā pati zeme

their eyes stiffly, rigidly looked at the furrows that seemed just as infinite as the earth itself

stiff, rigid, stiffly, rigidly; adverbial form of stīvs


telefoniskāk

more telephonic, more telephonically; adverbial form of telefoniskāks


telefoniski

visi, kas vēlas atmest smēķēšanu, tiek aicināti jebkurā laikā telefoniski kontaktēties ar šī pasākuma organizatoriem, lai saņemtu nepieciešamos padomus

all those who want to quit smoking are encouraged to contact the organizers telephonically (= by phone) at any moment in order to get the necessary advice

telephonic, telephonically; adverbial form of telefonisks


vistelefoniskāk

most telephonic, most telephonically; adverbial form of vistelefoniskākais


izdarīgāk

abler, more active, more energetic, more ably, more actively, more energetically; adverbial form of izdarīgāks


visizdarīgāk

ablest, most active, most energetic; adverbial form of visizdarīgākais


visspējīgāk

ablest, most capable, most skilled, most ably, most capably; adverbial form of visspējīgākais


spējīgāk

abler, more capable, more skilled, more ably, more capably; adverbial form of spējīgāks


spējīgi

kāds, kurš to visai spējīgi dara

a person such that he does it very capably, with much skill

able, capable, skilled, ably, capably; adverbial form of spējīgs


veselīgāk

more healthful, healthier, more robust, more healthfully, more healthily, more robustly; adverbial form of veselīgāks


izdarīgi

viņa valda drosmīgi un izdarīgi gandrīz piecdesmit gadu

she reigned bravely and actively (= with many achievements) for almost fifty years

able, active, energetic, ably, actively, energetically; adverbial form of izdarīgs


vismobilāk

most mobile, in a most mobile way; adverbial form of vismobilākais


vistuvāk

nearest, closest; adverbial form of vistuvākais


visviesmīlīgāk

most hospitable, most welcoming, most hospitably, most welcomingly; adverbial form of visviesmīlīgākais


krēslaināk

more crepuscular, duskier, more poorly lit, more crepuscularly, more duskily; adverbial form of krēslaināks


veselīgi

veselīgi sārti vaigi

ir veselīgi daudz uzturēties svaigā gaisā

it is healthy to exercise outdoors often

healthful, healthy, robust, healthfully, healthily, robustly; adverbial form of veselīgs


viskustīgāk

most mobile, most moving, most active, most in motion, most actively; adverbial form of viskustīgākais


spējāk

more sudden, quicker, stronger, more suddenly, more quickly, more strongly; adverbial form of spējāks


vistālāk

farthest, furthest, most distant, most distantly; adverbial form of vistālākais


tālāk

farther, further, more distant, more distantly; adverbial form of tālāks


visdzīvnieciskāk

most animal, most bestial, most brutish, most animally, most bestially, most brutishly; adverbial form of visdzīvnieciskākais


kustīgi

kustīgi savienotas detaļas

parts assembled movingly (= i.e., so that they can move, are free to move)

mobile, moving, active, in motion, actively; adverbial form of kustīgs


visveselīgāk

most healthful, healthiest, most robust, most healthfully, most healthily, most robustly; adverbial form of visveselīgākais


kustīgāk

more mobile, more moving, more active, more in motion, more actively; adverbial form of kustīgāks


viesmīlīgāk

more hospitable, more welcoming, more hospitably, more welcomingly; adverbial form of viesmīlīgāks


dzīvnieciski

Ingas Misānes Emmā ir kaut kas dzīvneciski meitenīgs

in Inga Misāne's (rendering of the role of) Emma there is something animally girlish

taču reizēm trenētais augums, muskuļi uzvar pār saprātu un gribētos tā diezgan dzīvnieciski nodoties dabas aicinājumam

but sometimes the trained body, muscles win over reason and would like to animally, brutishly indulge in the callings of nature

animal, bestial, brutish, animally, bestially, brutishly; adverbial form of dzīvniecisks


viesmīlīgi

viesmīlīgi izturēties

ne visai viesmīlīgi sagaidīt, saņemt kādu

to receive, meet someone not very hospitably, not very welcomingly

hospitable, welcoming, hospitably, welcomingly; adverbial form of viesmīlīgs


tuvāk

meitene pavilka grāmatu tuvāk un sāka lasīt

the girl pulled the book closer and began reading

viņš to darīja tādēļ, lai būtu meitenei tuvāk un labāk redzētu tās seju

he did that in order to be closer to the girl and see her face better

nearer, closer; adverbial form of tuvāks

pastāstīt tuvāk par notikušo

uzzināt ko tuvāk par daiļdarba saturu

to learn more about the content of a work of fiction

iepazīties tuvāk ar nākotnes plāniem

to become further acquainted with the plans for the future

more, further, in more detail, with more information


mobilāk

more mobile, in a more mobile way; adverbial form of mobilāks


dzīvnieciskāk

more animal, more bestial, more brutish, more animally, more bestially, more brutishly; adverbial form of dzīvnieciskāks


visspējāk

most sudden, quickest, strongest, most suddenly, most quickly, most strongly; adverbial form of visspējākais


viskrēslaināk

most crepuscular, duskiest, most poorly lit, most crepuscularly, most duskily; adverbial form of viskrēslainākais


krēslaini

istabā ir silti un krēslaini

zaru paēnā bija krēslaini

under the shade of the branches it was poorly lit, dark

crepuscular, dusky, poorly lit, crepuscularly, duskily; adverbial form of krēslains


tuvu

aiz loga mežs bija tuvu

zēns pieskrēja tuvu pie ugunskura

skatīties tuvu

to look around nearby (= at nearby things)

rīts ir tuvu

laiva atrodas tuvu krastam

skola ir tuvu mājām

dzīvot tuvu pilsētai

ārsts apsēdās tuvu slimniekam

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

būt tuvu izmisumam

bērns bija tuvu raudām

the child was close to tears, about to cry

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

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

(used as prepositionally + dat.) about, approximately


spēji

spēji uznāk lietus

spēji satumsa nakts

suddenly the night came (lit. the night darkened)

automašīna spēji apstājās

'meitene spēji iekliedzās

pie ceļa upe spēji met līkumu

on the way, the river threw a sudden turn (= suddenly turned)

sudden, quick, strong, suddenly, quickly, strongly; adverbial form of spējš


tālu

skola atrodas tālu

līdz pilsētai ir tālu

tālu dzīvot

strādāt tālu no mājām

tālu aiz manis, smagu soļu mīta, čirkst grants

far behind me, (someone) is treading (with) heavy steps, the gravel makes noise

viņa vēlējas atrasties no šīs vietas simtiem kilometru tālu

she wanted to be in those places hundreds of kilometers away

far, far away (at a large distance; adverbial form of tāls)

tālu skriet

putni lido tālu

bērni aizskŗejusi tālu

aizvest tālu

iet tālu mēžā

Jēkabam bija tālu jāiet: visam pagastam cauri, otrā pagasta malā

Jēkabs had to go far: through the entire parish, to the other side of the parish

tālu, tālu pāri klusajam ezera līmenim aizskanēja dziesma

far, far beyond the quiet lake surface, a song was being sung

far (such that a large distance is covered)

ziemas dienās var skaidri un tālu dzirdēt

in winter days one can hear clear and far

Ella izlēca no automašīnas un ņēmās māt ar roku, gan neticēdama, ka saimniece, vecs cilvēks, tik tālu varētu saskatīt

Ella jumped out of the car and began waving her hand(s), not believing that the landlady, an old woman, could see that far

migla izplatījās tālu

koka zari bija izpletušies tālu

upe pārplūdusi tālu

far (spread, formed over a large distance)

līdz eksāmeniem vēl tālu

it is still far (= a long time) till the examns

pavasaris vēl 'tālu

šodien zēni no tām dienām jau tik bezgala tālu

today the boys are so infinitely far from those days

far, long (such that it separated from now by a large period of time)

tālu izlasīta grāmata

a book read far (= a large part of it was read)

no šī laika viņu ceļš vienam no otra tālu atšķīrās

from that time their paths differed far (= a lot) from each other

Didzis paklusām iesmējās: skat, cik tālu viņš jau aizdomājies!

Didzis silently laughed: look how far (ahead) he had already thought!

“bet vai tad tev skolā nekā nemācīja?” Ģirts izbrīnījies vaicāja... “es tik tālu netiku”, Artūrs skatījās pāri ezeram

“but didn't anybody teach you at school?” Ģirts asked, surprised... “I didn't get that far”, Artūrs (said) looking out over the lake


vissievišķīgāk

most femininely, in a most feminine way; adverbial form of vissievišķīgākais


sievišķīgi

viņas keramiķes daiļradē ir arī kāda pavisam maiga, sievišķīgi romantiska stīdziņa

in her ceramic work there is a certain tender, femininely romantic trait

femininely, in a feminine way; adverbial form of sievišķīgs


sievišķīgāk

more femininely, in a more feminine way; adverbial form of sievišķīgāks


milzum

From milzums (“large number”), used adverbially, without the nominative ending -s.

milzum daudz spēka

darba milzum daudz

milzum daudz naudas

milzum stiprs vīrs

par mežu dabūja milzum daudz naudas

kaut kur ap Usmas ezeru esot milzum daudz riekstu

somewhere around lake Usma there are, they say, plenty of nuts

(used as an intensifier, with daudz, or by an adjective) a lot, very (much), plenty


puķaināk

more floral, more flowery, more florally, more flowerily; adverbial form of puķaināks


puķaini

puķaini muzikālais vakars birojā

a flowery (lit. flowerily) musical evening at the office

liels puķaini svītrains krēsls

a large floral (lit. florally) striped chair

floral, flowery, florally, flowerily; adverbial form of puķains


pūkaini

pūkaini rozā

viss jau būtu jauki, forši un pūkaini

everything would be nice, cool and fluffy (= comfortable, nice)

soft, fluffy, softly, fluffily; adverbial form of pūkains


pūkaināk

softer, fluffier, more softly, more fluffily; adverbial form of pūkaināks


vispūkaināk

softest, fluffiest, most softly, most fluffily; adverbial form of vispūkainākais


mataināk

hairier, more hairily, in a hairier way; adverbial form of mataināks


vismataināk

hairiest, most hairily, in a most hairy way; adverbial form of vismatainākais


milzīgāk

huger, more enormous, more hugely, more enormously; adverbial form of milzīgāks


vismilzīgāk

hugest, most enormous, most hugely, most enormously; adverbial form of vismilzīgākais


mataini

hairy, hairily, in a hairy way; adverbial form of matains


gigantiskāk

more gigantic, more enormous, more gigantically, more enormously; adverbial form of gigantiskāks


milzīgi

milzīgi liels

mani milzīgi interesē tos apskatīt tuvāk

it interests me enormously to examine them more closely

huge, enormous, hugely, enormously; adverbial form of milzīgs


visgigantiskāk

the most gigantic, the most enormous; adverbial form of visgigantiskākais


spalvaināk

furrier, hairier, more hairily; adverbial form of spalvaināks


gigantiski

viņa draudziņš nav gigantiski liels un pozā kad guļu uz muguras un viņš mani iegūst no priekšas man nesāp

his little friend (= penis) is not gigantically big and the position in which I lie on my back and he enters me from the front is not painful to me

gigantic, enormous, gigantically, enormously; adverbial form of gigantisks


visspalvaināk

furriest, hairiest, most hairily, in a most hairy way; adverbial form of visspalvainākais


spalvaini

furry, hairy, hairily; adverbial form of spalvains


tumšmataini

dark-haired, dark-haired-like, in a dark-haired way; adverbial form of tumšmatains


tumšmataināk

more dark-haired, more dark-haired-like, in a more dark-haired way; adverbial form of tumšmataināks


vistumšmataināk

most dark-haired, most dark-haired-like, in a most dark-haired way; adverbial form of vistumšmatainākais


rudmataināk

more redhaired, more redhaired-like, in a more redhaired way; adverbial form of rudmataināks


visrudmataināk

most redhaired, most redhaired-like, in a most redhaired way; adverbial form of visrudmatainākais


rudmataini

redhaired, in a redhaired way, redhaired-like; adverbial form of rudmatains


sirmmataini

gray-haired, gray-haired-like, in a gray-haired way; adverbial form of sirmmatains


sirmmataināk

more gray-haired, more gray-haired-like, in a more gray-haired way; adverbial form of sirmmataināks


vissirmmataināk

most gray-haired, most gray-haired-like, in a most gray-haired way; adverbial form of vissirmmatainākais


gaišmataināk

blonder, more fair-haired, more fair-haired-like, in a more fair-haired way; adverbial form of gaišmataināks


visgaišmataināk

blondest, most fair-haired, most fair-haired-like, in a most fair-haired way; adverbial form of visgaišmatainākais


gaišmataini

blond, fair-haired, fair-haired-like, in a fair-haired way; adverbial form of gaišmatains


pateicīgāk

more grateful, more thankful, more fruitful, more gratefully, more thankfully, more fruitfully; adverbial form of pateicīgāks


pateicīgi

pateicīgi uzsmaidīt kādam

grateful, thankful, fruitful, gratefully, thankfully, fruitfully; adverbial form of pateicīgs


vispateicīgāk

most grateful, most thankful, most fruitful, most gratefully, most thankfully, most fruitfully; adverbial form of vispateicīgākais


nepateicīgāk

more ungrateful, more unrewarding, more ungratefully, more unrewardingly; adverbial form of nepateicīgāks


visnepateicīgāk

most ungrateful, most unrewarding, most ungratefully, most unrewardingly; adverbial form of visnepateicīgākais


nepateicīgi

izturēties nepateicīgi

ungrateful, unrewarding, ungratefully, unrewardingly; adverbial form of nepateicīgs


daudz

vairāk (comparative)
visvairāk (superlative)

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *daugjas, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰowgʰ-, the o-grade form of *dʰewgʰ- (“to affect, to press; to produce”), from the stem *dʰew-, a variant of *tew- (“to swell”). The meaning changed from “to swell, swollen” to “big” and then “a lot, much”. Note that the river name Daugava contains the same stem (originally “large river, with much water”). Cognates include Lithuanian daũg, Sudovian daug, Proto-Slavic *dužь (Russian дю́жий (djúžij, “heavy, strong, healthy”), dialectal ду́жий (dúžij), Belarusian ду́жа (dúža, “a lot”), ду́жы (dúžy, “strong”), Ukrainian ду́жий (dúžyj), ду́же (dúže, “very, a lot”), Czech duži (“strong”), Polish duży (“big, grown up”), duże (“much, many, a lot”)), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌲 (daug, “is useful”), Old High German tugan, German taugen (“to be useful”), Sanskrit दोग्धि (dógdhi) (< *dʰowgʰ-) “to milk” (< “to press”), Ancient Greek τεύχειν (teúkhein, “to prepare, to create”).

cog

daudz ziedu

daudz darba

daudz naudas

cik daudz dzīvnieku?

cik daudz laika?

ļoti daudz piena

par daudz piena

daudz ļaužu iet šeit garām

much, many, a lot of (an indefinite large amount of) [with genitive]

strādāt, runāt daudz

daudz liekāks, vecāks

daudz labāks par citiem

daudz agrāk nekā pērn

(modifying a verb, or another adverb) much, a lot

daudz palika neizteikts

skolēni uzzināja daudz

viņš ēd par daudz

lokomotīves vadītājam jāzina un jāprot daudz

locomotive drivers must know and be able to do a lot (of things)

(used as a noun) much, a lot, usually of something important


daudzum

A reduced form of daudzums (“amount, quantity, number”).

daudzum daudzi bērni šogad ies uz skolu pirmo reizi

many, many children will go to school for the first time this year

(used with daudz, daudzi) stresses that the amount is really large; very many, very much...


atkarīgi

atkarīgi no tiesiskajiem un faktiskajiem apstākļiem tiek pieņemts lēmums

a decision was taken, depending (lit. dependently) on legal and factual circumstances

dependent, dependently; adverbial form of atkarīgs


vissimbolistiskāk

most symbolistic, most symbolistically; adverbial form of vissimbolistiskākais


simboliskāk

more symbolic, more symbolically; adverbial form of simboliskāks


vissimboliskāk

most symbolic, most symbolically; adverbial form of vissimboliskākais


simboliski

cik simboliski un vienlaikus ironiski

how symbolic and, at the same time, ironic

Dombrovskis simboliski nodod valdības vadību Straujumai

Dombrovskis symbolically gives the administration of government (over) to Straujuma

symbolic, symbolically; adverbial form of simbolisks


simbolistiskāk

more symbolistic, more symbolistically; adverbial form of simbolistiskāks


simbolistiski

simbolistiski gleznoja jau 50os-60os gados

people were painting symbolistically (= following symbolist principles) already in the (18)50s and (18)60s

symbolistic, symbolistically; adverbial form of simbolistisks


vissportiskāk

most athletic, most sportive, most athletically, most sportively; adverbial form of vissportiskākais


sportiskāk

more athletic, more sportive, more athletically, more sportively; adverbial form of sportiskāks


sportiski

sportiski muzikālais pasākums aizvadīts

a sportive / sports musical event (was) cancelled

Andra Freidenfelda sportiski pikantais piektdienas rīts

Andris Freidenfelds' sportively spicy Friday morning

athletic, sportive, athletically, sportively; adverbial form of sportisks


atkarīgāk

more dependent, more dependently; adverbial form of atkarīgāks


visatkarīgāk

most dependent, most dependently; adverbial form of visatkarīgākais


neatkarīgi

neatkarīgi no apstākļiem

jaunatrastais pašportrets analizējams kā mākslas darbs pats par sevi, neatkarīgi no biogrāfiskā elementa

the newly found self-portrait can be analyzed as a work of art in itself, independently of the biographical element

independent, independently; adverbial form of neatkarīgs


kopā

From locative of kopa (“pile, set, group”)

together (at the same time, in the same place)


neatkarīgāk

more independent, more independently; adverbial form of neatkarīgāks


noslēpumaināk

more secretive, more mysterious, more secretively, more mysteriously; adverbial form of noslēpumaināks


visnoslēpumaināk

most secretive, most mysterious, most secretively, most mysteriously; adverbial form of visnoslēpumainākais


noslēpumaini

noslēpumaini izturēties, rīkoties

secretively, mysteriously; adverbial form of noslēpumains


mezglaini

knottily, knobbily; adverbial form of mezglains


mezglaināk

more knottily, more knobbily; adverbial form of mezglaināks


vismezglaināk

knottiest, knobbiest, most knottily, most knobbily; adverbial form of vismezglainākais


ģeometriskāk

more geometric, more geometrically; adverbial form of ģeometriskāks


aritmētiski

aritmētiski loģiskā ierīce

arithmetically; adverbial form of aritmētisks


visģeometriskāk

most geometric, most geometrically; adverbial form of visģeometriskākais


ģeometriski

ģeometriski nemainīga sistēma

geometric, geometrically; adverbial form of ģeometrisks


neitrāli

arī vecie Baloži neizturējās pavisam neitrāli

also the old Baloži didn't behave completely neutrally (= they took sides)

neitrāli lietots vārds

a word used neutrally (= without stylistic overtones)

neutral, neutrally; adverbial form of neitrāls


neitrālāk

more neutral, more neutrally; adverbial form of neitrālāks


visneitrālāk

most neutral, most neutrally; adverbial form of visneitrālākais


ziepjaināk

soapier, more soapily; adverbial form of ziepjaināks


ziepjaini

Elksniņš tēlo ziepjaini lipīgu lapsu

soapy, soapily; adverbial form of ziepjains


visziepjaināk

soapiest, most soapily; adverbial form of visziepjainākais


klinšaināk

rockier, more rockily; adverbial form of klinšaināks


visklinšaināk

rockiest, most rockily; adverbial form of visklinšainākais


akmeņaini

akmeņaini tuksnešainā Pagas sala

the stony (lit. stonily) desert island of Paga

stony, stonily; adverbial form of akmeņains


akmeņaināk

stonier, more stonily; adverbial form of akmeņaināks


visakmeņaināk

stoniest, most stonily; adverbial form of visakmeņainākais


akmeniski

[...] un rādīja uz akmeņiem kas gulēja akmeniski

and they showed who was sleeping solidly (i.e., deeply) on the rocks

solid, solidly (like a stone); adverbial form of akmenisks


atpakaļ

Probable from at- + pakaļ. Akin to Lithuanian atpakal.


pirms

pirms diviem gadiem

pirms sešdesmit gadiem mans vectēvs ieradās Latvijā

sixty years ago my grandfather came to Latvia


žēl

Borrowed from Old East Slavic жель (želĭ), borrowed before 13th century.

man tevis žēl

used with verbs būt, tikt, tapt and kļūt to express pity


pareizi

a, pareizi!

runāt pareizi

pulkstenis iet pareizi

the clock is (lit. goes) correctly (i.e., is not late)

pareizi atrisināts fizikas uzdevums

meitene cenšas sēdēt skolas solā pareizi, taisni, pēc norādījumiem

the girl tries to sit properly on the school bench, straight, following instructions

right, correct, rightly, correctly; adverbial form of pareizs


patiesībā

patiesībā viss bija citādi

viņa izskatās daudz vecāka, nekā patiesībā ir, un stipri sagurusi

she looked much older than she in fact is, and very tired

Ilga saģērbjas un iziet virtuvītē... patiesībā tas ir tikai tāds prāvāks priekšnams, kura sienā Oskars reiz izcirta šauru logu uz pagalmu

Ilga got dressed and went into the little kitchen... in truth, it is only a somewhat larger hallway, on whose wall Oskars once cut a narrow window to the courtyard


patiešām

divas prāvas egles patiešām kā vārti stāvēja uz Brīviņu robežām

two large spruce trees indeed stood as a gate to the Brīviņi borders

patiešām, patiešām pasaule nekur nav tik skaista kā Kalāčos

indeed, indeed, the world is nowhere as beautiful as in Kalači

“tad patiešām tu aizbrauc?” viņa māte skatījās uz augšu, un Ģirtam likās, ka viņas balss mazliet trīc

“so you are really leaving?” his mother looked up, and it seemed to Ģirtam that her voice was a little shaky

truly, really, indeed; adverbial form of patiess


vēlāk

parunāsim vēlāk

viņi ieradās dažas dienas vēlāk

they returned several days later (= after several days)

kā viņš mirkli vēlāk pats nožēloja savas īdzīgās domas!

as he himself a moment later regretted his crabby thoughts

pirmdienas rīts atgadījās gluži tāds pats kā šodien, no sākuma miglains, vēlāk saule

Monday morning the same happened as today, initially (it was) foggy, later (there was) sun


švaki

Kā gāja? Švaki.

(colloquial) not good; adverbial form of švaks


ejakulējoši

[ʔɛi̯əkʊɫɛːjɔʃɪ]


indiski

indiski sautēti dārzeņi ar tofu kraukšķiem

sautēed vegetables with tofu crisps in the Indian fashion

Indian, in an Indian way; adverbial form of indisks


indiskāk

more Indian, in a more Indian way; adverbial form of indiskāks


speleoloģiski

speleoloģiski interesantās Kājiņu alas sienas

the speleologically interesting walls of the Kājiņi cave

speleological, speleologically; adverbial form of speleoloģisks


visindiskāk

most Indian, in a most Indian way; adverbial form of visindiskākais


pašlaik

From paš + laiks (“time”) (perhaps originally a locative form, pašā laikā), where paš is a stem variant of pats (“self”), here apparently with the meaning of “exact(ly),” “direct(ly),” “outright,” “immediately.” The general meaning would have changed from “(at its) own time”, “at that time” (the latter still attested) to “at this immediate time” = “now.”

pašlaik viņš ir atvaļinājumā

viņš pašlaik ir izgājis

he is not here now (lit. he is now gone)

es to pašlaik nevaru atcerēties

pašlaik lietus nelīst

kad skolotājs dziedātājus atlaida, saule jau pašlaik taisījās rietēt

when the teacher dismissed the students, the sun was already then (= at that time)

now, currently; at that time (at the current moment)


pašreiz

From paš + reize (“time”) (perhaps originally a locative form, pašā reizē), where paš is a stem variant of pats (“self”), here apparently with the meaning of “exact(ly),” “direct(ly),” “outright,” “immediately.” The general meaning would have changed from “(at its) own time”, “at that time” (the latter still attested) to “at this immediate time” = “now.”

nezinu, kur viņš pašreiz ir, ko viņš pašreiz dara

I don't know where he is now, what he is doing now

viņš pašreiz nedzird pārgalvīgo cīruļa trelli virs galvas

now he doesn't hear the reckless song of the lark overhead

vārti bija vaļā, pa tiem pašreiz izbrauca kravas automašīna

the gates were open, now (= at that moment) the truck departed through them


algebriski

uzdevums risināms algebriski

algebraic, algebraically; adverbial form of algebrisks


vēlreiz

From vēl (“still, yet”) + reize (“time”), apparently a calque of German nochmals.

mēģināsim vēlreiz

pasaki vēlreiz

vēlreiz atkārtot jautājumu

pārlasīt vēstuli vēlreiz

mēs tik daudzkārt dzīvē esam piemānīti, ka mums negribas tikt vēlreiz pieviltiem

we have been cheated on so many times in life that we don't want to be deceived again

again, once more, once again, one more time


reizēm

reizēm pūš auksts ziemelis

es biju maziņš, kaimiņiene ļāva man reizēm spēlēties ar saviem pirkstiem

I was a little boy, and sometimes the neighbor let me play with her fingers

sometimes (on certain occasions, but not always)


vēlu

pār vēlu

agri vai vēlu

ko tu tik vēlu nāc?


dažreiz

dažreiz laimējās sastapt kādu ceļabiedru

sometimes one is fortunate enough to find a travel companion

dažreiz nelaimē gadās arī laime

sometimes happiness also happens in (= during) unhappiness


jēli

jēli runāt

raw, crude, rawly, crudely; adverbial form of jēls


visjēlāk

rawest, crudest, most rawly, most crudely; adverbial form of visjēlākais


jēlāk

rawer, cruder, more rawly, more crudely; adverbial form of jēlāks


švakāk

weaker, poorer, more weakly, more poorly; adverbial form of švakāks


visšvakāk

weakest, poorest, most weakly, most poorly; adverbial form of visšvakākais


intonatīvi

intonatīvi precīzs atskaņojums

an intonationally precise (musical) performance

intonatīvi nodalīto runas posmu robežas

intonationally segmented boundaries in the speech stream


šovasar

From šo (“this[acc.]”) + vasaru (“summer[acc.]”).

compound

šovasar dosimies ceļojumā

dzīva govs jau palika, bet labuma no viņas šovasar nebūs

the cow did stay alive, but there will be no produce from her this summer

maizi un apģērbu es nopelnīšu šovasar, ganos iedams

I will earn bread and clothing this summer herding cattle


šoziemu

(rare) this winter; alternative form of šoziem


topavasar

From to (“that[acc.]”) + pavasari (“spring[acc.]”).

topavasar ledus izgāja vēlu

that spring the ice went out (= melted) late

topavasar vienā steigā, un nemierā ritēja diena pēc dienas

that spring one day went after the other in one hurry, and in anxiety

kas tas par tālu ceļu! topavasar nemaz nelikās, ka būtu tik milzumlielu ceļa gabalu nostaigājis

what a long road! that spring it didn't at all seem that there would be such a huge stretch of road to walk


tovakar

From to (“that[acc.]”) + vakaru (“evening[acc.]”).

tovakar viņš pārnāca vēlu

tovakar bija īsts slapjdraņķis

tovakar es neizturējos tā, kā būtu vajadzējis

that evening I did not behave as I should have

viņiem visiem gandrīz tāda pati sajūta kā tovakar, kad veco Brīviņu aiznesa uz klēti

all of them had almost the same feeling as that evening when they took the old Brīviņš out of the barn

that evening (during a previous evening)


tonakt

From to (“that[acc.]”) + nakti (“night[acc.]”).

tonakt stipri lija

raksti: kā tonakt veicās?

tā viņš tonakt pazuda, un man vairs neizdevās uzzināt, kur viņš palicis

so he disappeared that night, and I could never find out where he had gone

tonakt sāpēja sirds, Māris jutās pazemots un atraidīts

that night (his) heart was hurting, and Māris felt humiliated and rejected


šopavasar

From šo (“this[acc.]”) + pavasari (“spring[acc.]”).

šopavasar beigšu skolu

šopavasar sēja veicas labi

this spring the sowing is being done well

šopavasar mitrā, vējainā un tumšā naktī viņš brauca pa nomaļu šoseju

this spring, in a wet, windy, dark night, he drove along a remote highway

acu zīlēs tomēr blāzmo tas pats meitenīgais maigums, kas savaldzināja manu sirdi šopavasar

but in (her) pupils that same girly tenderness was glowing that had captivated my heart this spring


todien

From to (“that[acc.]”) + dienu (“day[acc.]”). Compare Lithuanian tądien.

todien strādājām tīrumā

viņš iedomājās, ka jāatgādina kaut kas, ko aizmirsa pateikt todien, kad pārveda zirgus uz muižu

he thought that he should recall something that he had forgotten to say that day, when they brought the horses over to the manor

pie skolas todien saplaukst puķu mežs: rokās... visiem pēdēja zvana svētku dalībniekiem

that day at school a forest of flowers was blooming: in (the) hands... of all last-call holiday participants


tomēnes

From to (“that[acc.]”) + mēnesi (“month[acc.]”).

Ģederts tomēnes bija projām

visi simt septiņdesmit slimnieki tomēnes galvenokārt gūlās uz maniem pleciem

all hundred and seventy patients slept mostly on my shoulders that month


šomēnes

From šo (“that[acc.]”) + mēnesi (“month[acc.]”).

viņš brauca mājup... kas gan varēja būt vēl patīkamāk? atgriezties pie sievas, pie viņu mazās nebēdnes Andas, kam šomēnes apritēja piektais gads

he was traveling home... what could be more enjoyable? to return to his wife, to their little (daughter) Anda, who this month celebrated her fifth birthday


toruden

From to (“that[acc.]”) + rudeni (“autumn[acc.]”).

toruden bija daudz sēņu

toruden ļoti agri uznāca sals

Noass toruden, kā par nelaimi, atkal kuģoja siltajās tāljūrās

Noass that fall, as if by misfortune, once more sailed the cold far-away seas

that autumn, that fall (during a previous autumn, fall)


šonakt

From šo (“this[acc.]”) + nakti (“night[acc.]”).

šonakt pēc pusnakts

šonakt gulēju labāk un mierīgāk

tonight I (will) sleep better and more smoothly

tāpēc ar jūsu priekšlikumu iepazīšos vēl šonakt pat, un atbildi jūs dabūsit jau rītu

so I will acquaint myself with your proposal tonight, and you will receive the answer already tomorrow

tonight (during the current night, during today's night)


toziem

From to (“that[acc.]”) + ziemu (“winter[acc.]”).

toziem bija maz sniega

toziem, kā zināji stāstīja, jūra nemaz neaizsala

that winter, as the knowers reported, the sea did not freeze at all

toziem arī lauku irbes sāka vajāt bads... viņas sāka pulcēties ap siena šķūņiem

that winter hunger persecuted even the field partridges... they began to gather around the sheds


šogad

From šo (“this[acc.]”) + gadu (“year[acc.]”).

šogad es pabeigšu skolu

šogad ābeles pilnas ābolu

this year the apple trees (are) full of apples

arī viņš pats šogad strādāja Tālajā pļavā

even he worked this year in the Far Field

māte šogad sevišķi mīl puķes un jūtas jaunāka kā pērn un aizpērn

this year mother especially loves flowers and feels younger than last year and the year before that


šoziem

From šo (“this[acc.]”) + ziemu (“winter[acc.]”).

šoziem daudz sniega

šoziem liepu tēju vien gribu dzert

this winter I only want to drink linden tea

šoziemu viņas gulta stāvēs taisni pretī logam

this winter her bed will stand right toward the windows


tonedēļ

From to (“that[acc.]”) + nedēļu (“week[acc.]”).

raža novākta jau tonedēļ

tonedēļ pļāvām sienu


šoruden

From šo (“this[acc.]”) + rudeni (“autumn[acc.]”).

šoruden laba raža

šoruden sākšu mācīties institūtā

this fall I will begin studying at the institute

šoruden viņš ceļā uz skolu ņems līdzi arī mazo māsu

this fall he will take also (his) little sister along to school

naktis soruden tumšas un slapjas

viņš dzīvo rūpnīcas trīsstāvu ēkā, kuru šoruden uzbūvēja

he lives in a three-storey factory building that had been built this fall

this autumn, this fall (during the current autumn, fall)


šonedēļ

From šo (“this[acc.]”) + nedēļu (“week[acc.]”).

šonedēļ daudz darba

šonedēļ pieturējās labs laiks

“kad tev beidzas atvaļinājums?” Māris jautā... “šonedēļ vēl ne”

“when does your leave begin?” Māris asks... “not yet this week”


togad

From to (“that[acc.]”) + gadu (“year[acc.]”).

togad bija laba raža

togad bija tāda pati agra un stingra ziema kā šogad

that year the winter was as early and as strong as this year

viņas meitiņa togad vēl mācījās otrajā klasē

that year her daughter was still studying in second grade


tovasar

From to (“that[acc.]”) + vasaru (“summer[acc.]”).

tovasar mēs dzīvojām uz laukiem

tovasar notika viesizrādes Ļeņingradā

that summer a guest performance happened in Leningrad

tas ir atskats no gadu tāluma... tovasar viņi bija laimīgi, tovasar viņi bezprātīgi mīlēja viens otru un sapņoja par kopīgu nākotni

this is a look back from the distance of a (whole) year... that summer they were happy, that summer they loved each other madly and dreamed of a future together


visriktīgāk

(dated) rightest, most correct, most rightly, most correctly; adverbial form of visriktīgākais


riktīgi

(dated) right, correct, rightly, correctly; adverbial form of riktīgs


riktīgāk

(dated) righter, more correctly, more rightly, more correctly; adverbial form of riktīgāks


pelnīti

viņš pelnīti sodīts

deserved, deservedly; adverbial form of pelnīts


pareizāk

righter, more correct, more precise, more rightly, more correctly, more precisely; adverbial form of pareizāks


vispareizāk

rightest, most correct, most precise, most rightly, most correctly, most precisely; adverbial form of vispareizākais


droši vien

droši vien būs lietus

mēs droši vien nokavēsim

nebūs ērti traucēt inženieri darbā; viņš droši vien ļoti aizņemts

it will not be convenient to disturb the engineer at work; he is probably very busy


nepareizi

nepareizi aprēķināta cena

nepareizi informēt

nepareizi!

wrong, incorrect, improper, wrongly, incorrectly, improperly; adverbial form of nepareizs


nepareizāk

wronger, more incorrect, more improper, more wrongly, more incorrectly, more improperly; adverbial form of nepareizāks


kardioloģiski

izmeklēt pacientu kardioloģiski − to perform a cardiological examination (lit. to examine the patient cardiologically)

cardiological, cardiologically; adverbial form of kardioloģisks


ortogrāfiski

Albāņu valodā tas tiek ortogrāfiski apzīmēts kā “q”

in the Albanian language, this (sound) was orthographically represented as “q”

orthographic, orthographically; adverbial form of ortogrāfisks


visnaskāk

most active, most diligent, quickest, most actively, most diligently, most quickly; adverbial form of visnaskākais


visnepareizāk

wrongest, most incorrect, most improper, most wrongly, most incorrectly, most improperly, adverbial form of visnepareizākais


braukšus

daži ieradās kājām, citi braukšus

visi ceļi tecēja kā upes ar tirdziniekiem gan braukšus, gan jāšus

all roads were full as rivers with merchants, some in carriages, others on horseback

kādreiz čigāni ieradās arī braukšus

sometimes the Gypsies came also in carriages


smuki

naudas kurss kritīsies, un visi, kas no valsts aizņēmušies, smuki nopelnīs, bet mēs paliksim tukšā

the exchange rates will fall, and all those who took mooney from the country will earn handsomely, while we will remain in the empty (= with nothing)

pretty, handsome, prettily, handsomely; adverbial form of smuks


smukāk

prettier, more handsome, more prettily, more handsomely; adverbial form of smukāks


vissmukāk

prettiest, most handsome, most prettily, most handsomely; adverbial form of vissmukākais


kļūdaināk

wronger, more erroneous, more wrongly, more erroneously; adverbial form of kļūdaināks


viskļūdaināk

wrongest, most erroneous, most wrongly, most erroneously; adverbial form of viskļūdainākais


kļūdīgāk

wronger, more erroneous, more wrongly, more erroneously; adverbial form of kļūdīgāks


kļūdaini

uzzīmēt kļūdaini to draw wrongly, incorrectly

kļūdaini pārrakstīts teksts

wrong, erroneous, wrongly, erroneously; adverbial form of kļūdains


viskļūdīgāk

wrongest, most erroneous, most wrongly, most erroneously; adverbial form of viskļūdīgākais


dāsnāk

more generous, more abundant, more generously, more abundantly; adverbial form of dāsnāks


kļūdīgi

komisija ir kļūdīgi interpretējusi Vispārējās tiesas 1998. gada 15. septembra spriedumu

the commission has incorrectly interpreted the verdict of the General Court on Sept. 15th, 1998

wrong, erroneous; adverbial form of kļūdīgs


visdāsnāk

generous, abundant, most generously, most abundantly; adverbial form of visdāsnākais


skriešus

tad viņš iziet pa vārtiņiem un skriešus aizdrāžas pa ielu

then he passed through the gate and went running on the street

viņa sāka iet aizvien ātrāk un visbeidzot skriešus pazuda aiz ēkas stūra

she began to go faster and faster and finally disappeared running behind a corner

govis atrāvās no ratiem un skriešus devās atpakaļ

the cows escaped from the cart and went back running


dāsni

dāsni apveltīt

valodnieks dāsni devis visu savu darbu, visu spēku un veselību savai tautai un tās zinātnei

the linguist generously gave all his work, all his forces and health to his people and their science

generous, abundant, generously, abundantly; adverbial form of dāsns


aseksuālāk

more asexual, more asexually; adverbial form of aseksuālāks


visaseksuālāk

the most asexual, the most asexually; adverbial form of visaseksuālākais


aseksuāli

sabiedrības izsapņotais aseksuāli ideālā mākslinieka pārcilvēka tēls

the image of an asexually superhuman artist, dreamed by society

asexual, asexually; adverbial form of aseksuāls


kanādiskāk

more Canadian, in a more Canadian way; adverbial form of kanādiskāks


viskanādiskāk

most Canadian, in a most Canadian way; adverbial form of viskanādiskākais


kanādiski

bet ja valsti sauc Kanāda, tur jādzīvo kanādiešiem un jārunā kanādiski!

but if the country is called Canada, then Canadians must live there and they must speak Canadian!

Canadian, in a Canadian way; adverbial form of kanādisks


neparasti

neparasti agrs pavasaris

šovakar bija neparasti tumšs

Eduards Veidenbaums ir neparasti apdāvināts

unusual, uncommon, rare, usually, uncommonly, rarely; adverbial form of neparasts


parastāk

more normal, more usual, more ordinary, more normally, more usually, more ordinarily; adverbial form of parastāks


neparastāk

more unusual, more uncommon, rarer, more usually, more uncommonly, more rarely; adverbial form of neparastāks


paradoksālāk

more paradoxical, more paradoxically; adverbial form of paradoksālāks


visneparastāk

most uncommon, most unusual, rarest, most uncommonly, most unusually, most rarely; adverbial form of visneparastākais


anormālāk

more abnormal, more abnormally; adverbial form of anormālāks


visparastāk

most normal, most usual, most ordinary, most normally, most usually, most ordinarily; adverbial form of visparastākais


visparadoksālāk

most paradoxical, most paradoxically; adverbial form of visparadoksālākais


visanormālāk

most abnormal, most abnormally; adverbial form of visanormālākais


paradoksāli

paradoksāli spriest

paradoksāli ironiskā heiristika Jāņa evaņģēlijā

paradoxically ironical heuristics in John's gospel

paradoxical, paradoxically; adverbial form of paradoksāls


anormāli

vīrietis ar anormāli lieliem bicepsiem

anormāli amizants ziņojums

tev ir anormāli skaistas acis

abnormal, abnormally; very; adverbial form of anormāls


modernāk

more modern, more modernly; adverbial form of modernāks


vismodernāk

most modern, most modernly; adverbial form of vismodernākais


sinonīmi

synonymous, synonymously; adverbial form of sinonīms


patiesāk

truer, righter, more genuine, more truly, more rightly, more genuine; adverbial form of patiesāks


vispatiesāk

truest, rightest, most genuine, most truly, most rightly, most genuinely; adverbial form of vispatiesākais


patiesīgāk

truer, more real, more genuine, more truly, more really, more genuinely; adverbial form of patiesīgāks


vispatiesīgāk

truest, most real, most genuine, most truly, most really, most genuinely; adverbial form of vispatiesīgākais


patiesi

“ceļas migla, būs lietus”... jūra patiesi garoja kā pirts sestdienā

“fog is rising, there will be rain”... the sea was indeed smoking like a sauna on Saturday

“jus uz ilgu laiku?” - “nē, neilgu” - “tad es zinu, kas jūs esat!...” “patiesi?”

“are you here for a long time?” - “no, just a short while” - “then I know who you are!...” “really?”

saimnieks manīja, ka pa istabas augšu kāds staigā... viņš sāka klausīties: jā, patiesi, viens iet

the landlord noticed that someone was walking in the room abstairs... he listened: yes, in fact, one (person) is going (= walking) around

true, right, genuine, truly, rightly, genuinely, really, indeed; adverbial form of patiess


patiesīgi

patiesīgi runāt

zilās acis nolūkojās Vilmā atklāti un patiesīgi

(his) eyes looked at Vilma openly and truly (= sincerely)

true, real, genuine, truly, really, genuinely; adverbial form of patiesīgs


biklāk

shier, more timid, more shyly, more timidly; adverbial form of biklāks


muklaināk

swampier, boggier, marshier, more swampily, more boggily, more marshily; adverbial form of muklaināks


faktiski

“zoodārza procedūra” faktiski vairs nav iespējama

the “zoo procedure” is actually no longer possible

mūsu tā saucamā pilsētu romance faktiski ir krievu romanču vai vācu ziņģu līdziniece

our so-called city romance is, in fact, a counterpart of the Russian romances or of the German popular songs

factual, actual, true, factually, actually, truly; adverbial form of faktisks


visbiklāk

shiest, most timid, most shyly, most timidly; adverbial form of visbiklākais


bikli

bikli atbildēt

bikli nolaist acis

Artūrs bikli tuvojās mājai

shy, timid, shyly, timidly; adverbial form of bikls


vismuklaināk

swampiest, boggiest, marshiest, most swampily, most boggily, most marshily; adverbial form of vismuklainākais


muklāk

swampier, boggier, marshier, more swampily, more boggily, more marshily; adverbial form of muklāks


muklaini

swampy, boggy, marshy, swampily, boggily, marshily; adverbial form of muklains


vismuklāk

swampiest, boggiest, marshiest, most swampily, most boggily, most marshily; adverbial form of vismuklākais


konkrētāk

more concrete, more concretely; adverbial form of konkrētāks


mukli

swampy, boggy, marshy, swampily, boggily, marshily; adverbial form of mukls


abstraktāk

more abstract, more abstractly; adverbial form of abstraktāks


viskonkrētāk

most concrete, most concretely; adverbial form of viskonkrētākais


visabstraktāk

most abstract, most abstractly; adverbial form of visabstraktākais


bezjēdzīgāk

more meaningless, more nonsensical, more meaninglessly, more nonsensically; adverbial form of bezjēdzīgāks


konkrēti

runāt konkrēti

to speak concretely (= in concrete terms)

informācija konkrēti jāuzzina savā pašvaldībā

it must be possible to get information concretely (= to get concrete information) in one's municipality

concrete, concretely; adverbial form of konkrēts


visbezjēdzīgāk

most meaningless, most nonsensical, most meaninglessly, most nonsensically; adverbial form of visbezjēdzīgākais


jēdzīgāk

more meaningful, more reasonable, more meaningfully, more reasonably; adverbial form of jēdzīgāks


visjēdzīgāk

most meaningful, most reasonable, most meaningfully, most reasonably; adverbial form of visjēdzīgākais


jēdzieniskāk

more conceptual, more conceptually; adverbial form of jēdzieniskāks


bezjēdzīgi

bezjēdzīgi runāt, klaiņot

bezjēdzīgi klaigāta

izturēties bezjēdzīgi

meaningless, nonsensical, meaninglessly, nonsensically; adverbial form of bezjēdzīgs


purvaināk

swampier, boggier, marshier, more swampily, more boggily, more marshily; adverbial form of purvaināks


visjēdzieniskāk

most conceptual, most conceptually; adverbial form of visjēdzieniskākais


vispurvaināk

swampiest, boggiest, marshiest, most swampily, most boggily, most marshily; adverbial form of vispurvainākais


jēdzieniski

antonīmi ir jēdzieniski pretēji vārdi

conceptual, conceptually; adverbial form of jēdzienisks


purvaini

swampy, boggy, marshy, swampily, boggily, marshily; adverbial form of purvains


jēdzīgi

viņš vairs nespēj jēdzīgi domāt

he can't think reasonably, meaningfully anymore

meaningful, reasonable, meaningfully, reasonably; adverbial form of jēdzīgs


stignāk

(dialectal) swampier, boggier, marshier, more swampily, more boggily, more marshily; adverbial form of stignāks


staigāk

(dialectal) swampier, boggier, marshier, more swampily, more boggily, more marshily; adverbial form of staigāks


stigni

(dialectal) swampy, boggy, marshy, swampily, boggily, marshily; adverbial form of stigns


visstignāk

(dialectal) swampiest, boggiest, marshiest, most swampily, most boggily, most marshily; adverbial form of visstignākais


staigņāk

(dialectal) swampier, boggier, marshier, more swampily, more boggily, more marshily; adverbial form of staigņāks


visstaigāk

(dialectal) swampiest, boggiest, marshiest, most swampily, most boggily, most marshily; adverbial form of visstaigākais


staigi

(dialectal) swampy, boggy, marshy, swampily, boggily, marshily; adverbial form of staigs


visstaigņāk

(dialectal) swampiest, boggiest, marshiest, more swampily, more boggily, more marshily; adverbial form of visstaigņākais


staigņi

(dialectal) swampy, boggy, marshy, swampily, boggily, marshily; adverbial form of staigņš


staignāk

swampier, boggier, marshier, more swampily, more boggily, more marshily; adverbial form of staignāks


visstaignāk

swampiest, boggiest, marshiest, most swampily, most boggily, most marshily; adverbial form of visstaignākais


staigni

swampy, boggy, marshy, swampily, boggily, marshily; adverbial form of staigns


raksturīgāk

more characteristic, more typical, more characteristically, more typically; adverbial form of raksturīgāks


visraksturīgāk

most characteristic, most typical, most characteristically, most typically; adverbial form of visraksturīgākais


kaligrāfiskāk

more calligraphic, more calligraphically; adverbial form of kaligrāfiskāks


raksturīgi

mežacūkām nav raksturīgi vajāt cilvēku

it is not typical for wild boars to attack people

characteristic, typical, characteristically, typically; adverbial form of raksturīgs


fotogrāfiski

ilustrēt fotogrāfiski

to illustrate photographically, with photographs

photographic, photographically; adverbial form of fotogrāfisks


fotogrāfiskāk

more photographic, more photographically; adverbial form of fotogrāfiskāks


kaligrāfiski

izkop savu rokrakstu, iemācies kaligrāfiski rakstīt − cultivate your handwriting, learn to write calligraphically (= with calligraphy, with beautiful letters)

calligraphic, calligraphically; adverbial form of kaligrāfisks


viskaligrāfiskāk

most calligraphic, most calligraphically; adverbial form of viskaligrāfiskākais


sinonīmiski

diferencēt iepriekš sinonīmiski lietoto terminu semantiku

to differentiate the semantics of words previously used synonymously

synonymous, synonymously; adverbial form of sinonīmisks


nākamgad

From nākamu (“coming[acc.]”) + gadu (“year[acc.]”), with nākams from nākt (“nāk(t)”) + -ams.

nākamgad bērni beigs skolu

next year the children will finish school

šo darbu turpināsim arī vēl nākamgad

nākamgad atzīmēsim latviešu vispārējo Dziesmu svētku simtgadi

next year we will celebrate the general centenary of the Latvian Song Festival

next year (during the year following the current one)


nākošgad

From nākošu (“coming[acc.]”) + gadu (“year[acc.]”), with nākošs from nākt (“nāk(t)”) + -ošs.

“nākošgad vajadzētu aptaisīt žogu...” ieteicās Jēkabs

“next year (we) should make a fence...” Jēkabs said


nākamnedēļ

From nākamu (“coming[acc.]”) + nedēļu (“week[acc.]”), with nākams from nākt (“nāk(t)”) + -ams.

vienīgais mierinājums bija tas, ka jau nākamnedēļ viss būs cauri un garām

the only consolation was that next week everything will be through and done

next week (during the week following the current one)


nākošnedēļ

From nākošu (“coming[acc.]”) + nedēļu (“week[acc.]”), with nākošs from nākt (“nāk(t)”) + -ošs.

mēs domājam nākošnedēļ rīkot akmeņu vešanas talku

we are thinking about doing cooperative work transporting rocks next week


fantastiski

fantastiski skaista ainava

a wonderfully, fantastically beautiful landscape

fantastic, wonderful, fantastically, wonderfully; adverbial form of fantastisks


vnk

(Internet, slang) Abbreviation of vienkārši. (simply, just)


kad pūcei aste ziedēs

The literal meaning is “when tail of owl will bloom”.

when two Sundays come together
when two Sundays come together

(idiomatic) when two Sundays come together


reiz

Reiz bija...

Četri reiz pieci ir divdesmit.

times (mathematics, the multiplication sign)


agrāk vai vēlāk

agrāk (“earlier”) + vai (“or”) + vēlāk (“later”)


mierīgi

peacefully, calmly; adverbial form of mierīgs


jebkad

Viņš jūtas labāk nekā jebkad.


šorīt

From šo (“this”) (accusative) + rītu (“morning”) (accusative).


tīši

intentionally, deliberately; adverbial form of tīšs


pastāvīgi

permanently, constantly; adverbial form of pastāvīgs


mākslīgi

artificially; adverbial form of mākslīgs


aptuveni

approximately, roughly; adverbial form of aptuvens


mērķtiecīgi

purposefully; adverbial form of mērķtiecīgs


atsevišķi

adverbial form of atsevišķs: separately, individually, discretely


sevišķi

adverbial form of sevišķs: particularly, in particular, especially


sistemātiski

systematically; adverbial form of sistemātisks


izplatīti

in a widespread manner, commonly; adverbial form of izplatīts


steidzīgi

hurriedly, hastily, urgently; adverbial form of steidzīgs


pavisam

completely, totally, altogether, all told


mūžīgi

eternally, everlastingly, forever, perpetually; adverbial form of mūžīgs


nelaimīgi

unhappily, unfortunately, unluckily; adverbial form of nelaimīgs


bargi

severely, harshly, strictly, sternly; adverbial form of bargs


briesmīgi

dreadfully, terribly, horribly; adverbial form of briesmīgs


atklāti

openly, honestly, frankly, candidly, sincerely; adverbial form of atklāts