Meaning of ak | Babel Free
Definitions
- used to indicate various feelings: joy, excitement, fear, distress; oh! ah!
- used to express certain mental states — e.g., surprise, disappointment, disapproval — in an emotional but also intelligent, perceptive way; ah! oh!
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used to reinforce an interjection by either literally or metaphorically attributing some characteristic to the hearer; (ah,) you ... ! you ... ! oh ...! in-compounds, often
Examples
“ak, cik lieliski!”
oh! how great!
“ak, kāda laime!”
oh, such happiness!
“ak, kas par prieku!”
oh, what joy!
“ak, kā patīk!”
oh, how pleasant!
“ak, briesmas!”
oh! danger!
“ak, brīvība! tā ir vitamīns, kas dzelzij un akmenim cauri ēdas”
ah! freedom! that is a vitamin that eats through stone and iron
“vai tu viņus atradi? ak, mani bērni, mani bērniņi!”
have you found them? oh, my children, my (poor) little children!
““matemātika”, zēns bubina un izņem grāmatu... ak vai, ak vai, un visi citi jau guļ!”
“mathematics,” the boy whispered and took the book... oh, oh (= poor me!), and all others are already sleeping (but I must study)!
“ak, ko es redzu!”
ah! what do I see (here)!
“ak, kas par godu!”
ah! what an honor!
“ak, kā jāstrādā!”
oh! what should be done?
“ak, kaut es dabūtu!”
ah! if only I could get (that)!
“ak, tas tikai sīkums!”
oh, that's just a trifle
“ak, vasara, vasara, kā tu vari mulsināt jaunu meiču sirdis!”
ah! summer, summer, how you can confuse young girls' hearts!
“ak (tu) neprāts!”
ah, you crazy one!
“ak tu palaidnis tāds!”
(ah,) you rascal!
“ak (tu) kungs!”
oh Lord!
“ak (tu) dievs!”
oh God!
“ak (tu) velns!”
oh devil!
“ak (tu) ļauna pasaule!”
oh evil world!
“nē, nē, māt, pavasarī gan grūti mirt; visas puķītes zied, putniņi dzied, ak tu jaukā pasaulīte!”
no, no, mother, it is difficult to die in spring; all the little flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, oh (you) lovely world!
““ak tu mūžs, kas te to zvēru!” māte iesaucās, redzot pēdas sniegā”
“ah life, what wild beast is that!” the mother exclaimed, seeing tracks in the snow
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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