No. 259 in Latvian
šie
The Latvian word "šie" means "these" in English.
In a sentence
Šie bērni spēlējas dārzā.
These children are playing in the garden.
The word 'šie' is used as a masculine plural demonstrative pronoun that specifies particular children.
Man patīk šie ziedi, jo tie smaržo labi.
I like these flowers because they smell good.
In this example, 'šie' refers to flowers, which in this context is of masculine plural grammatical gender, and it emphasizes specific flowers.
Atlasi šie cilvēki bija gudri un drosmīgi.
Only these people were wise and brave.
Here, 'šie' underscores a specific group of people and sets them apart from a larger group.
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