No. 502 in Latvian
aizvien
"Still" or "increasingly."
In a sentence
Es aizvien mācos jaunus vārdus.
I keep learning new words.
Aizvien is used here to denote 'continuous action' or 'ongoing activity'.
Pēc gadiem viņš aizvien atcerējās savu pirmo skolotāju.
Years later, he still remembered his first teacher.
Aizvien here conveys the idea of 'still' or 'persistently' referring to a memory or an emotion that continues to exist.
Laiks aizvien paiet ātrāk ar katru gadu.
Time passes faster and faster with each year.
Aizvien emphasizes a gradual intensification or increase in perception or experience over time.
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