Meaning of abi | Babel Free

Definitions

1. both (one and the other of two)
   no-comparative, no-superlative
2. both (the two previously mentioned)
   no-comparative, no-superlative

Equivalents

Examples

“abas acis, rokas, kājas”

both eyes, hands, legs

“satvert abās rokās”

to grab with (lit. in) both hands

“abās pusēs ceļam mežs”

the road has forest on both sides

“klausīties (ar) abām ausīm”

to hear with both ears (= very attentively)

“attālums starp abiem ledus gabaliem ātri auga”

the distance between both pieces of ice grew rapidly

“pie mājas aug divi ozoli, abi tēva stādīti”

by the house two oaks grow, both planted by father

“Helēna apskāva māti, un viņas abas nosēdās blakus tēvam”

Helēna hugged mother, and both of them sat next to father.

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