No. 3 in Armenian
ու
The Armenian word "ու" means "and."
In a sentence
Ես կարդացի գիրքը ու հաճույք զգացի։
I read the book and felt joy.
Here, 'ու' is used as a conjunction, equivalent to 'and', connecting two actions.
Ու ձայներ լսեցի գիշերվա խավարում։
And I heard voices in the darkness of the night.
In this usage, 'ու' appears at the beginning of a sentence, introducing an additional related action or thought.
Արևն ու ծիտերը երգում էին վաղ առավոտյան։
The sun and the birds were singing early in the morning.
Here, 'ու' connects two subjects in a compound subject, similar to 'and'.
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