Latvian

Noun

grūtums m (1st declension)

1. (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

2. (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

3. (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

4. (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

Synonyms

• grūtība
• smagums

Antonyms

• vieglums

Related terms

• grūtība
• grūts