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No. 268 in Latvian

as

Sharp.

In a sentence

  • Šī zupa ir tik asa, ka es nevaru to ēst.

    This soup is so spicy that I cannot eat it.

    Here, 'asa' is an adjective describing the sharp or spicy taste of the soup.

  • Viņš izdarīja ļoti asu pagriezienu ar automašīnu.

    He made a very sharp turn with the car.

    In this sentence, 'asu' is an adjective describing the sharpness of the car's turn.

  • Man nepatīk asie priekšmeti, jo tie var būt bīstami.

    I don't like sharp objects because they can be dangerous.

    Here, 'asie' refers to the quality of sharpness in objects, functioning as a descriptive adjective.

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