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vienmēr

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Latvian

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Etymology

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From viens (“one”) +‎ mērs (“measure”) (perhaps originally from the accusative form).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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vienmēr

  1. always; permanently; constantly; at any time
    būt vienmēr aizņemtam ― to be always busy
    būt vienmēr visur klāt ― to be always everywhere ready
    vienmēr un visur ― always and everywhere
    vienmēr gatavs! ― always ready!
    vienmēr vajag ticēt savai laimei ― one always needs to believe in one's happiness
  2. every time
    es vienmēr priecājos kad viņš nāk ― I am always glad when he comes
    viņš vienmēr ierodas laikā ― he always arives on time
    pirms sāc kaut ko darīt, vienmēr padomā! ― before you start to do something, always think (about it)

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “viens”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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