This is the 35th most frequent Latvian word.
tāpat
"In the same way," "just the same," or "anyway."
'Tāpat' is used here to indicate similarity or equality.
Viņa vienmēr atnāk agri, tāpat kā es.
She always arrives early, just like me.
'Tāpat' is used in this sentence to mean 'nonetheless' or 'anyway.'
Viņa neēda daudz, bet bija nogurusi tāpat.
She did not eat much, but she was tired anyway.
'Tāpat' is functioning as a discourse marker meaning 'also' or 'in addition.'