No. 983 in Latvian
atļaujas
"Atļaujas" means "permissions" or "licenses" in English.
In a sentence
Man vajadzīgas atļaujas, lai medītu mežā.
I need permissions to hunt in the forest.
Here, 'atļaujas' is in the plural form and indicates formal permissions or permits issued by authorities.
Viņš nekad neatļaujas rīkoties bez padoma.
He never allows himself to act without advice.
In this context, 'atļaujas' is a verb conjugation from 'atļauties', meaning to dare or allow oneself to do something.
Kad ceļš ir slēgts, bez atļaujas tur nevar iekļūt.
When the road is closed, one cannot enter there without permission.
Here, 'atļaujas' describes singular permission, signifying approval to do something, used in its noun form.
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