No. 137 in Latvian
aptuveni
Approximately.
In a sentence
Es gaidīju aptuveni stundas garumā.
I waited for approximately an hour.
Here, "aptuveni" means "approximately," indicating an approximate duration of time.
Tur bija aptuveni piecdesmit cilvēku.
There were about fifty people there.
In this sentence, "aptuveni" is used to estimate a quantity.
Viņa runāja aptuveni, neizpaužot konkrētu informāciju.
She spoke vaguely, without revealing specific information.
Here, "aptuveni" describes the manner of speaking, meaning "vaguely."
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