No. 473 in Latvian

astoņi

The Latvian word "astoņi" means "eight" in English.

In a sentence

Vakar man bija astoņi viesi mājās.
Yesterday I had eight guests at home.
In this sentence, 'astoņi' indicates a countable quantity, specifically the number of guests.
Stunda sākās astoņos no rīta.
The class started at 8 o'clock in the morning.
Here, 'astoņos' is used to denote time, specifically 8:00, using the locative case.
Man patīk astotais mēnesis, jo tas ir augusts.
I like the eighth month because it is August.
In this case, 'astotais' is an ordinal number derived from 'astoņi', indicating order.

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