No. 748 in Latvian
šai
The Latvian word "šai" means "to this" or "for this" (dative form of "šī" - "this" in feminine).
In a sentence
Šai lietai ir īpaša nozīme.
This item has a special significance.
In this sentence, 'šai' is a demonstrative adjective in the dative case modifying the noun 'lietai' ('to this item').
Es pievērsu uzmanību šai problēmai.
I paid attention to this problem.
Here, 'šai' is a demonstrative adjective in the dative case modifying the noun 'problēmai' ('to this problem').
Paldies par palīdzību šai situācijai!
Thank you for the help in this situation!
In this example, 'šai' is used as a demonstrative adjective in the dative case to specify 'situācijai' ('to this situation').
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