Meaning of bēda | Babel Free

Definitions

1. locative singular of bēda
   feminine, form-of, locative, singular
2. sadness, sorrow, grief (emotional state caused by, e.g., unhappiness, loss)
   declension-4, feminine, plural
3. trouble, misfortune, disaster (unpleasant event, circumstance, condition; thoughts about such an event; concern)
   declension-4, feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“dziļas bēdas”

deep sorrow

“ciest bēdas”

to suffer grief

“palīdzēt, dalīties bēdās”

to help, to share in (case of) sorrow

“mierināt draugu bēdās”

to comfort a friend in sorrow

“bēdu sagrauzts cilvēks”

a person afficlted with grief, a grieving person

“liela bēda”

great misfortune

“maza bēda”

little problem, trouble

“pārvarēt bēdu”

to overcome a disaster

“tā nav nekāda bēda”

this is no big trouble

“kas man bēdas!”

what trouble (is) that to me!

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