Vienreiz

Vienreiz is a Latvian adverb meaning “one time” or “once.” It is used to indicate a single occurrence of an action or event and can describe when something happened at a single point in time. For example, Es vienreiz apmeklēju šo muzeju means “I visited this museum once.”

Etymology and form: Vienreiz is formed from the numeral vien (one) and the nounreiz (time, instance). It is treated as a single, invariable adverb. In more formal or emphatic style, the two-word construction vienu reizi is used to express the same idea, literally “one time.”

Usage notes: Vienreiz is common in everyday speech and writing to denote a solitary occurrence. It can appear in past, present, or future contexts depending on the surrounding verb. Related forms include divreiz (twice), trīsreiz (three times), and so on. The construction nevienreiz means “not even once,” while ne reizi is another common two-word equivalent for emphasis.

Examples:

- Es vienreiz redzēju šo filmu. (I saw this film once.)

- Viņš vienreiz piedalījās konkursā. (He participated in the contest once.)

- Nevienreiz nevaru iedomāties, kā tas ir. (I cannot imagine that even once.)

See also: divreiz, reiz, vienu reizi.