Supplement 3.1: CONTRASTIVE ADJECTIVES
A. DIMENSIONAL ADJECTIVES
| dižs, diža |
grand, great |
mazs, maza |
small, little, tiny |
| liels, liela |
big, large, great |
neliels, neliela |
"not big", smallish |
| milzīgs, milzīga |
big, large, great |
sīks, sīka |
slight, tiny |
| milzu (=milzigs) |
gigantic, huge |
niecīgs, niecīga |
insignificant |
| augst, augsta |
high, tall |
zems, zema |
low |
| dziļš, dziļa |
deep |
nedziļs, nedziļa |
"not deep" |
| seks, sekla |
shallow |
garš, gara |
long |
| īss, īsa |
short, brief |
ilgs, ilga |
long (in duration) |
| saurs, saura |
narrow |
plats, plata |
wide |
| resns, resna |
fat, thick |
tievs, tieva |
thin |
| biezs, bieza |
thick |
plāns, plāna |
thin |
| rets, reta |
sparse, rare |
šķidrs, šķidra |
thin, liquid |
| biežs, bieža |
frequent |
smags, smaga |
heavy |
| viegls, viegla |
light, easy |
grūts, grūta |
heavy, hard (a task) |
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| B. OTHER CONTRASTIVE ADJECTIVES |
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| ciets, cieta |
hard |
mīksts, mīksta |
soft |
| dārgs, dārga |
dear, expensive |
lēts, lēta |
inexpensive, cheap |
| glīts, glīta |
pretty, handsome |
neglīts, neglīta |
ugly |
| gluds, gulda |
smooth |
negluds, negluda |
coarse, rough |
| raupjš, raupja |
coarse, rough |
jauns, jauna |
young, new |
| vecs, veca |
old |
līdzens, līdzena |
even (and flat) |
| nelīdzens, nelīdzena |
uneven, bumpy |
pilns, pilna |
full |
| tukšs, tukša |
empty |
skaists, skaista |
pretty, beautiful |
| neglīts |
ugly |
smalks, smalka |
fine, refined |
| rupjš, rupja |
coarse |
taisns, taisna |
straight |
| līks, līka |
bent |
griezs, grieza |
crooked |
| tiešs, tieša |
direct, straight |
netiešs, netieša |
indirect |
| tāls, tāla |
distant, far |
tuvs, tuva |
near, close |
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