augšā

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Latvian

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Adverb

augšā

  1. up, upward
    doties pa kāpnēm augšā ― to go up the stairs
    skriet pa kāpnēm augšā un lejā ― to run up and down the stairs
    zirgs velk ratus pa nogāzi augšā ― the horse pulls the cart up the slope
    rokas augšā! ― hands up! (order to give up)
    galvu augšā! mums ienaidnieks jāuzveic! ― cheer (lit. head) up! we must defeat the enemy!
  2. used to reinforce the sense of the prefix uz- on certain verbs
    uzkāpt augšā kalnā, tornī ― to climb up the mountain, the tower
    kaķis uzlēca augšā uz galda ― the cat jumped up on a table
    Klaudijs Vārpa uzgāja augšā balkonā ― Klaudijs Vārpa went up to the balcony
  3. used to replace the prefix uz- on certain verbs to mark imperfective aspect
    kāpt kokā augšā ― to climb up (to the top) of the tree
    rāpties pa nogāzi augšā ― to climb up (to the top) of the slope
    plānā ir: šogad uzcelt tauta namu... materiāli ir savesti... lūdzu, tagad cel augšā! ― it is in the plan: to build up a house of the people (= community centeer) this year... the materials are gathered (already)... please, now build (it) up!
  4. up, standing, on one's feet
    slieties augšā ― to stand up
    lēkt augšā ― to jump up
    Andris krita, bet jau nākošā acumirklī Andris bija augšā un dēvās tālāk ― Andris fell, but the next moment Andris was already up and went further
  5. up, awake
    tu vēl augšā? ― you still up?
    celt augšā ― to wake (someone) up
    celties augšā ― to wake and get up
    pirmdienas rīts; vecmāmuļa pirmā augšā ― Monday morning; granny is the first one up (= awake and up)

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “of "up", "upward"”): lejā
  • (antonym(s) of “of "upward"”): lejup, uz leju, zemup (rare)

Noun

augšā f

  1. locative singular of augša
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