šodiena

From šo (“this”) +‎ diena (“day”).

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šodiena f (4th declension)

1. today, this day (the current day)

   laiks iet kā bezgalīgs konveijers, uz kura katra šodiena vakar vēl bija rītdiena, bet rīt kļūs par vakardienu ― time goes as an infinite conveyor belt, on which every today was yesterday a tomorrow, and will tomorrow be an yesterday

2. today, nowadays (the current time period)

   risināt literatūrā aktuālās šodienas problēmas ― addressing today's problems in literature

   kā īsti dabasbērni papuasi pieraduši dzīvot vienīgi šodienai, par tālāku nākotni nerūpēdamies ― as genuine children of nature, the Papuans are accustomed to living only for today, not worrying about the distant future

• (of "current time period") mūsdienas, tagadne

• rītdiena
• vakardiena

• šodien