Meaning of kur | Babel Free

Definitions

1. where? in what place?
2. where? where to? to what place? whither?
3. indicates an indeterminate or unknown place; where, wherever, somewhere
   in-compounds, often
4. indicates denial, impossibility
5. used to stress the degree of a quality, or to add emotional intensity; syn. cik; how..., how much..., what a...
6. used to make an utterance more expressive, to strengthen it; ah...! what happened to...!
7. used to indicate concession; let ... wherever
8. indicates a place related to the action described by the verb; (a place) where, anywhere, somewhere

Examples

“kur atrodas jūsu māja?”

where is your house located?

“kur tu strādā?”

where do you work?

“kur viņš dzīvo?”

where does he live?

““kur Kristīne? iekšā?” Edgars rādīja uz barona istabām”

“where (is) Christne? inside?” Edgars showed the baron's rooms

“kur tu iesi?”

where will you go?

“kaut kur”

somewhere

“kur nekur”

somewhere

“kur tur”

somewhere

“kur citur”

elsewhere, somewhere else

“citur kur”

elsewhere, somewhere else

“viņš raudzījās visapkārt, vai vēl kur nekūpēja”

he looked all around, even (there) where it wasn't smoking

“kaut kur nodimdēja pēdējās tramvajs, vientuļs un drusku noguris”

somewhere the last tram was rumbling (along), lonely and a little tired

“bet vai, uz balli ejot, nevar apmaldīties un nokļūt kur citur?”

but can't (you), while going to the ball, get lost and end up somewhere else?

“kur nu!”

lit. where now! (= what?! of course not! what an idea! what are you talking about?)

“kur tad”

lit. where then (indicating doubt, impossibility)

“kur šim nauda būs, kad pa krogu vien dzīvoja?”

how on earth (lit. where) will this one (= guy) have money, when (= since) he used to live in the bar (doing nothing)?

“Anneli nekur nelaida, un viņa arī nevarēja paiet; kā soli spēra, tā sapinās lakatos un novēlās... kur viņai arī vajadzēja iet!”

(they) didn't let Annele (go) anywhere, and she couldn't walk anyway; when she tried a step, she got entangled in (the) scarves and fell down... where should she go anyway!

““es kādreiz domāju, auskari vairs nav modē...” “kur nu! vismodernākā lieta!””

“I sometimes think that earrings are no longer fashionable...” “what are you talking about?! (earrings are) the most modern (= fashionable) thing!”

“Sals domājis: “sasodīts, kur tas zaķis stiprs!””

Frost thought: “damn! what a strong hare!”

“visi aizsteidzas uz pūķa pili meitu apraudzīt... kur tā bija priecīga, asaras raudādama, puisītim-brālītim tūlīt gar ap kaklu!”

everybody hurried to the dragon's palace to look at the girl... how happy she was, crying tears, with the little boy, (her) brother, around her neck (= hugging her)!

“kur tas laiks, sulas kad urbu!”

ah! (lit. where) that time, when I used to drill (holes on trees, to get) sap!

“lai brauc kur braukdams”

let him go wherever he will!

“lai rakstnieks ietu kur iedams, darītu ko darīdams”

let the writer go wherever he will go, (let him) do whatever he will do

“nezināja kur skriet”

he didn't know where to run

“nav kur iet”

(there) isn't anywhere to go

“nav kur drēbes glabāt”

(he) doesn't have where (= a place) to keep (his) clothes

“Gaužens gan saka, ka varētu iztikt ar kaļķiem, bet tos pašus arī nav kur ņemt”

Gaužens indeed said that they could do with lime, but there isn't anywhere to take (= get, find) it

“viņa nokāpa pēc ūdens, lai būtu kur nomazgāt gaidāmo bērnu”

she went down for (= near) the water, so that there would be where (= some place where) to wash the upcoming baby

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