No. 461 in Latvian

pusē

"On the side" or "halfway."

In a sentence

Mājai ir logs katrā pusē.
The house has a window on each side.
Here, 'pusē' is used to refer to a physical side or position of an object.
Pavasarī viņš gāja dabā katru nedēļas pusē.
In spring, he went into nature in the middle of each week.
In this sentence, 'pusē' is used to imply a portioning within a timeframe, such as 'middle of the week'.
Viņi sēž galda savā pusē.
They are sitting on their side of the table.
The word 'pusē' is employed here to describe ownership of a side or division in a spatial sense.

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