rūpīgs

From rūpe (“care, worry”) +‎ -īgs.

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rūpīgs (definite rūpīgais, comparative rūpīgāks, superlative visrūpīgākais, adverb rūpīgi)

1. caring, providing (who cares, provides for someone, who takes care of, looks after someone, something)

   rūpīgs tēvs ― caring father

   Visvaldis bija ļoti rūpīgs pret Rūtu ― Visvaldis was very caring, attentive with respect to Rūta

   viņa ir gādīga un rūpīga māte savām meitām ― she is a caring, attentive mother to her daughters

2. careful, attentive (who is clean, tidy, precise, who has a responsible attitude to work, duty; that which expresses these qualities)

   rūpīgs strādnieks ― careful worker

   rūpīgs darbs ― careful work

   rūpīgi pētījumi ― careful research

   Duburs bijis rūpīgs un prasīgs režisors ― Duburs has been a careful and demanding director

   Ēvaldam bija patīkami, ka traktorists, ar kuru nāksies kopā strādāt vairākus mēnešus, ir tik rūpīgs un uzmanīgs ― it pleased Ēvalds that the tractor driver with whom it would be necessary to work together for several months is so careful and attentive

• (of "caring"): gādīgs
• (of "careful", "attentive"): uzmanīgs

• rūpīgums

• bezrūpīgs, bezrūpīgums, bezrūpība
• rūpe
• rūpēt, rūpēties
• rūpība

• precīzs