No. 11 in Latvian

būs

"Will be" (future tense of "to be").

In a sentence

Rīt būs saulains laiks.
Tomorrow will be sunny weather.
The word "būs" is the future tense of "to be," indicating that sunny weather is expected tomorrow.
Tas būs grūts uzdevums.
That will be a difficult task.
Here, "būs" denotes the state of the task being difficult in the future.
Mēs ceram, ka viss būs kārtībā.
We hope that everything will be alright.
In this sentence, "būs" expresses anticipation that everything will be fine in the future.

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