todien

Latvian

Etymology

From to (“that[acc.]”) +‎ dienu (“day[acc.]”). Compare Lithuanian tądien.

Adverb

todien

1. that day (during a previous day)

   todien strādājām tīrumā ― that day we worked in the field

   viņš iedomājās, ka jāatgādina kaut kas, ko aizmirsa pateikt todien, kad pārveda zirgus uz muižu ― he thought that he should recall something that he had forgotten to say that day, when they brought the horses over to the manor

   pie skolas todien saplaukst puķu mežs: rokās... visiem pēdēja zvana svētku dalībniekiem ― that day at school a forest of flowers was blooming: in (the) hands... of all last-call holiday participants

Related terms

• šodien