Latvian

Adjective

īsti

1. nominative plural masculine form of īsts

Adverb

īsti

1. truly, really, genuinely, legitimately; adverbial form of īsts

   īsti vai pa jokam?‎ ― really or jokingly (= is it really so, or are you kidding me)?

   kas viņš īsti ir?‎ ― who is he, really (= without lies)?

   tikai tagad Ieva īsti apzinās, ko nozīmē dienas un mēneši bez Jorena‎ ― only now did Ieva truly realize what days and months without Jorens means

   tad tu vis īsti vēl nezini, vai tevi mīlēju‎ ― so you don't truly know if I loved you

   ja tev dzīve atstājusi brūci, / kas ar gadiem īsti negrib dzīt, / atceries, dod spēku tikai mīla‎ ― if life left you a wound / that really doesn't want to heal with the years / remember: only love gives strength

2. exactly, precisely

   laikam bija noticis kas nelāgs; bet kas īsti?‎ ― maybe something bad had happened; but what exactly?

   vīri tīrumā bija ieraudzījuši ciemā ugunsgreku... bet nevarēja zināt, kur īsti deg‎ ― the men in the field had seen a fire in the village... but they couldn't know where exactly it was burning

   padoma došana ir arī sava ziņā grūta un īsti tādiem cilvēkiem, kuri gandrīz ikkatru padomu pieņem‎ ― giving advice is also somewhat difficult exactly for those people who take almost every advice

3. really, very much, a lot, thoroughly

   dabūt īsti nostrādāties‎ ― to get to really work (= work a lot)

   pa īstam‎ ― really, a lot

Synonyms

• gluži
• īsteni
• ļoti
• neparasti
• milzum
• visai