# grūts
## Latvian
### Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *grūtas, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷru-to-s, from the stem *gʷréh₂us. Cognates include Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌾𐍉𐍃 (kaurjōs) (plural), Sanskrit गुरुः (gurúḥ), Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús) (< *gʷerù-), Latin brūtus (< *gʷru-), gravis (< *gʷrəu-).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɡɾūːts]
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

grūts (definite grūtais, comparative grūtāks, superlative visgrūtākais, adverb grūti)
* tough, arduous, difficult (which needs great physical force, great physical strain to be carried out)
    grūts darbs ― tough, hard work
    grūts ceļojums ― arduous journey
    izcīnīt grūtu uzvaru ― to win a difficult victory
    aiz krūmiem darbs bija grūtāks ― behind the bushes the work was harder
* difficult, tough, hard, complicated (which needs great mental effort for its realization, solution, acquisition or disposition)
    grūts eksāmens ― a difficult exam
    grūts jautājums ― a tough question
    grūts aritmētikas uzdevums ― a difficult arithmetic problem
    grūts dzejolis ― a difficult poem
    grūta izvēle ― a difficult choice
    māte neatbildēja; zinātkārīgā puisēna jautājums varbūt viņai bija par grūtu ― the mother didn't answer; the curious boy's question was maybe too difficult for her
* difficult (which involves some unpleasant experience or unpleasant feelings for its realization)
    grūta saruna ― a difficult conversation
    grūta atzīšanās ― a difficult confession
    nezinu, tas laikam ir pats grūtākais: būt vienaldzīgam, izlikties, ka visu jau zini arī tad, kad tavā priekšā atklājas pilnīgi jauna pasaule ― I don't know, maybe this is the most difficult: to be indifferent, to pretend that you know everything already, when right in front of you a whole new world opens up
* difficult, hard, tough (involving hard work, complicated or embarrassing circumstances, hardships, conflicts, etc.)
    grūti mājas apstākļi ― difficult home circumstances
    grūta nedēļa ― difficult week
    pārdzīvot grūtus gadus ― to survive difficult years
    mēs zinām, ka šis ir grūts laiks, ļoti grūts laiks gan karavīriem frontē, gan jums ― we know that these are difficult times, very difficult times, both for the soldiers at the front and for you
* difficult, hard, tough, heavy (causing or expressing suffering, emotional distress)
    grūti pārdzīvojumi ― difficult experiences
    grūtas nopūtas ― heavy sighs
    ar grūtu, smagu sirdi ― with a heavy heart (= in a sad, depressed mood)
    tikai pēc laba brīža Līzbete attapās no grūtām, grūtām domām un izdvesa gari stieptā nopūtā ― only after a good (= long) moment Līzbete recovered from her difficult, hard thoughts and let out a long sigh
* difficult, hard, tough (involving strong physical pain, debilitation, or other negative physical conditions)
    grūta slimība ― difficult, hard disease
    grūta operācija ― difficult operation, surgery
    slimnieka stāvoklis bija grūts ― the patient's condition was difficult
    purva smaka padarīja elpu grūtu ― the swamp smell made breathing difficult
    taču dzemdības izrādījās ļoti grūtas, ar visādām komplikācijām ― but the birth turned out to be very difficult, with all kinds of complications
* (of feelings, memories) difficult (having gaps; incomplete)
    grūta atmiņa ― difficult memory (= difficult to remember)
    grūta galva ― difficult head (= person prone to forgetting, not good at understanding)
* (colloquial) pregnant
    Ieva tapa grūta un dzemdēja ― Ieva became pregnant and gave birth
    būt uz grūtām kājām ― to be on heavy feet (= to be pregnant)

#### Synonyms

* sarežģīts
* smags
* svarīgs

#### Antonyms

* viegls

#### Derived terms

* grūtības
* grūtums

#### Related terms

* grūsns

### References

* ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “grūts”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎ (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN