No. 246 in Latvian

svētdien

"Sunday."

In a sentence

Svētdien es apmeklēju koncertu.
On Sunday, I attended a concert.
In this sentence, 'svētdien' is used as a temporal adverb indicating the specific day when the action took place.
Vai tu būsi brīvs svētdien?
Will you be free on Sunday?
Here, 'svētdien' serves as a temporal marker inquiring about availability on a specific day.
Mēs bieži atpūšamies svētdien.
We often relax on Sunday.
In this usage, 'svētdien' functions as a reference to a habitual activity occurring on Sundays.

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