No. 222 in Latvian
ārpus
"Ārpus" means "outside" or "beyond."
In a sentence
Es eju ārpus mājas, lai pastaigātos.
I go outside of the house to take a walk.
In this sentence, 'ārpus' signifies a location outside of a physical boundary, namely 'the house'.
Tas notiek ārpus manām iespējām.
That is beyond my capabilities.
Here, 'ārpus' conveys something that exceeds or is beyond the limits of a certain domain, in this case, 'my capabilities'.
Ārpus darba viņš nodarbojas ar mākslu.
Outside of work, he engages in art.
In this example, 'ārpus' describes an activity that takes place outside the scope or time frame of the subject, which is 'work'.
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