arvien
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Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ar (“with”) + vienu (“one[acc.]”); the full accusative form can still sporadically occur in e.g. vēl arvienu (usually vēl arvien.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Adverb[edit]
arvien
- always; every time
- kā arvien ― as always
- viņa arvien ir jautra ― she is always cheerful
- viņš arvien nāk vakaros ― he always comes in the evening
- tēvs arvien ierodas laikā ― father always arrives on time
- iebraukusi Rīgā, viņa arvien apmeklē koncertus ― (when) coming to Riga, she always goes to the concerts
- (in comparative contexts) gradually (more/less), increasingly
- dienas kļuva arvien vēsākas ― the days became gradually, increasingly cooler
- kļūst arvien tumšāks ― it is getting increasingly darker
- saule laidās arvien zemāk ― the sun went gradually down
Synonyms[edit]
- (of "always"): pastāvīgi, vienmēr, vēl arvien
- (of "gradually"): pakāpeniski
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “viens”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN