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Latvian
Etymology
From ar (“with”) + vienu (“one”); the full accusative form can still sporadically occur in e.g. vēl arvienu (usually vēl arvien.
Pronunciation
Adverb
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
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