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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