Meaning of skumt | Babel Free

Definitions

to be, become sad, to sadden, to feel sadness, sorrow, to grieve

intransitive

Examples

“skumt par neveiksmēm”

to be sad about a failure

“un tomēr viņš gaidīja pavasari un skuma, ka ziema ir tik gara un barga”

and yet he waited for spring and was sad about winter being so long and harsh

“patiesību sakot, viņš daudz neskuma par Ēvalda aiziešanu”

truth be told, he wasn't really sad about Ēvalds' departure

“dārznieks skuma pēc sava mīļotā dēla un raudāja žēlas asaras”

the gardener grieved for his beloved son and cried sorrowful tears

“vientuļa, tukša skumst pamestā māja, / dūmenī vēji tik pusnaktīs gaudo”

lonely, empty, the abandoned house is sad, / the winds in the chimney howl at midnight

CEFR level