aptuveni

This is the 137th most frequent Latvian word.


aptuveni

Approximately.


Here, "aptuveni" means "approximately," indicating an approximate duration of time.

Es gaidīju aptuveni stundas garumā.

I waited for approximately an hour.


In this sentence, "aptuveni" is used to estimate a quantity.

Tur bija aptuveni piecdesmit cilvēku.

There were about fifty people there.


Here, "aptuveni" describes the manner of speaking, meaning "vaguely."

Viņa runāja aptuveni, neizpaužot konkrētu informāciju.

She spoke vaguely, without revealing specific information.