skumjš

From the same stem as the verb skumt “to be sad, to grieve," made into an adjective, with palatalization of the stem (-mjš).^[1]

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skumjš (definite skumjais, comparative skumjāks, superlative visskumjākais, adverb skumji)

1. sad (feeling sadness, grief; characterized by sadness, grief)

   skumjš garastāvoklis ― sad mood

   skumjš prāts ― sad mind

   viņš šodien ir mazliet skumjš ― he is a little sad today

   pie tramvaja pieturas stāv kāda skumja pusmūža sieviete ― at the tram stop there was a sad middle-aged woman

   visas domas ir smagas, skumjas, un es nevaru saprast, kāpēc tas tā ― all thoughts are heavy (and) sad, and I am unable to understand why it is so

   zēns ir skumjš un nomākts, par tādu bērnu nebūtu prieka nevienai mātei ― the boy is sad and depressed, no mother will have joy with such a child

2. sad (expressing or causing sadness, grief)

   skumjas acis ― sad eyes

   skumjas domas ― sad thoughts

   skumja apkārtne ― sad area, neighborhood

   skumjš stāsts ― sad story

   skumja diena, dzīve ― sad day, life

   vecā vīra acis - zilas un skaidras - ar skumju skatienu noraudzījās uz balto kuģi ― the old man's eyes, blue and clear, stared at the white ship with a sad look

   kāpēc tev tik skumja balss, vai kas noticis? ― why do you have such a sad voice, did something happen?

   otrā dienā Roberts gāja uz darbu, un tur viņu gaidīja cita skumja vēsts ― the next day Roberts went to work, and there more sad news waited for him

   sniegotais purvs bija vientuļš un skumjš, nekur neredzēja ne dzīvas dvēseles ― the snowy swamp was lonely and sad, nowhere was there a living soul to see

   februāra diena... aiz augstajiem logiem - skumjas, nespodras debesis ― a February day... behind the high windows, the sad, dull sky

• bēdīgs
• drūms
• nomākts
• sērs, sērīgs

• laimīgs
• priecīgs, dzīvespriecīgs

• skumīgs, skumīgums, skumība
• skumjas
• skumjums
• skumt