šodien
Latvian
Etymology
From šo (“this[acc.]”) + dienu (“day[acc.]”).
Adverb
šodien
- today (in, during the current day)
- šodien darbu beidzām ātrāk ― today we finished work earlier
- šodien dosimies uz muzeju ― today we are going to the museum
- šodien ir svētdiena ― today is Sunday
- vakar tu tā nerunāji... vakar bija cita diena, šodien cita doma ― yesterday you didn't talk like that... yesterday was another day, today (is) another thought
- nowadays, these days (in the current time period)
- šodien latviešu etnogrāfija strauji attīstās vienotā plūsmā ar citu zemju etnogrāfiju ― today Latvian ethnography is developing rapidly, at the same rate as (lit. in one stream with) the ethnography of other countries
- viegli iedomāties, cik smieklīga izskatītos šodien uz ielas sieviete renesanses laikmeta tērpā ― it is easy to imagine how ridiculous a woman in a Renaissance costume would look on the street today
Synonyms
- (of "nowadays"): mūsdienās, tagad
Derived terms
- šodienīgs
Related terms
- šodiena
- todien