No. 501 in Latvian
tikmēr
"Meanwhile" or "in the meantime."
In a sentence
Viņš pagatavoja tēju, tikmēr es lasīju grāmatu.
He made tea while I was reading a book.
Here, 'tikmēr' is used to indicate actions happening simultaneously in two scenarios.
Es palikšu mājās, tikmēr uzkops māju.
I will stay at home while cleaning the house.
In this sentence, 'tikmēr' connects simultaneous actions or indicates continuation of a state during an activity.
Skatos filmu, tikmēr ārā sāk līt lietus.
I am watching a movie while it starts raining outside.
The word 'tikmēr' is used here to synchronize two occurrences in time, one ongoing and one starting.
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