rītdiena
See also: rītdienā
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rīt (“tomorrow”) + diena (“day”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]rītdiena f (4th declension)
- (the day of) tomorrow (the day after today)
- atlīkt darbu uz rītdienu, līdz rītdienai ― to postpone work till tomorrow
- gatavot rītdienas uzdevumus ― to prepare tomorrow's tasks
- “Vai es jūs varētu rīt satikt?” “Nē, rītdiena man jau aizņemta.” ― “Can I meet you tomorrow?” “Ne, tomorrow is already taken.”
- vīri nokopa darbgaldus un paspieda cits citam roku: “līdz rītdienai!” ― the men cleared the work table and shook each other's hands: “until (= see you) tomorrow!”
- (the day of) tomorrow (the future, especially the near future)
- cīņa par labāku rītdienu ― the struggle for a better tomorrow
- arhitekta darbs vienmēr ir vērsts rītdienai ― the work of an architect is always focused on tomorrow
- ja cilvēkiem jauna, kvēla sirds un ja viņš tic rītdienai, vislielākajā salā viņam ir silti ― if a person has a young, ardent heart and if he believes in tomorrow (= the future), (then) he is (= feels) warm (even) in the greatest cold
Usage notes
[edit]Rīt is an adverb, meaning “tomorrow,” whereas rītdiena is a noun, meaning “(the day of) tomorrow.” Rīts, on the other hand, is a noun, meaning “morning.” The corresponding locative rītā can mean both “in the morning” (more frequently: no rīta and “tomorrow” (more frequently: rīt).
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rītdiena | rītdienas |
| genitive | rītdienas | rītdienu |
| dative | rītdienai | rītdienām |
| accusative | rītdienu | rītdienas |
| instrumental | rītdienu | rītdienām |
| locative | rītdienā | rītdienās |
| vocative | rītdiena | rītdienas |