grūtība

== Latvian == === Etymology === From grūts (“difficult, hard”) +‎ -ība. === Pronunciation === === Noun === grūtība f (4th declension) difficulty, hardship pēckara grūtības ― post-war difficulties, hardships ceļa grūtības ― travel difficulties kā parasti, saimniece sūdzas par savām dzīves grūtībām: nav malkas, nav naudas... ― as usual, the landlady complained about her life difficulties: no wood, no money... Kaņeps nevarēja nedomāt par visām tām grūtībām, kuras viņam nācās tagad pārciest ― Kaņeps could not think about all those difficulties which he had to endure now “tu atdursies vēl uz kādu grūtību”, Rendenieks turpināja, “kad budži padzirdēs par neražu, tie centīsies labību slēpt” — you will come upon yet another difficulty, Rendenieks went on, when the rich farmers hear about the bad harvest, they will try to hide the grain difficulty (lack, insufficient amount of something; failure of something) naudu grūtības ― money difficulties tehniskas grūtības ― technical difficulties ģimenei radās materiālas grūtības; man vajadzēja sākt pelnīt ― the family had material difficulties, hardships; I had to start earning money difficulty (effort that is higher than usual in some action) elpošanas grūtības ― breathing difficulties ar grūtībām paveikt darbu ― to do the job with difficulty Sādžā varēja orientēties tikai ar grūtībām ― Sādžā could orient himself only with difficulties folkloras materiāla plašāku izmantošanu etnogrāfijā ierobežo grūtības tā datēšanā ― the difficulties in the datation of the folklore material limit its wider use in ethnography ==== Usage notes ==== The singular forms of grūtība, though extant, are much less frequently used than the plural forms. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== grūtums smagums ==== Antonyms ==== vieglums ==== Related terms ==== grūtums grūts