šodiena
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See also: šodienā
Latvian
Etymology
From šo (“this”) + diena (“day”).
Pronunciation
Noun
šodiena f (4th declension)
- today, this day (the current day)
- laiks iet kā bezgalīgs konveijers, uz kura katra šodiena vakar vēl bija rītdiena, bet rīt kļūs par vakardienu ― time goes as an infinite conveyor belt, on which every today was yesterday a tomorrow, and will tomorrow be an yesterday
- today, nowadays (the current time period)
- risināt literatūrā aktuālās šodienas problēmas ― addressing today's problems in literature
- kā īsti dabasbērni papuasi pieraduši dzīvot vienīgi šodienai, par tālāku nākotni nerūpēdamies ― as genuine children of nature, the Papuans are accustomed to living only for today, not worrying about the distant future
Declension
Declension of šodiena (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | šodiena | šodienas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | šodienu | šodienas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | šodienas | šodienu |
| dative (datīvs) | šodienai | šodienām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | šodienu | šodienām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | šodienā | šodienās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | šodiena | šodienas |