No. 985 in Latvian
biedru
The Latvian word "biedru" means "member" or "comrade."
In a sentence
Es runāju ar maniem biedriem par projektu.
I talked with my companions about the project.
The word 'biedriem' is the dative plural form of 'biedrs', referring to 'companions' or 'peers'.
Viņa ir mūsu grupas biedrs no sākuma.
She has been a member of our group from the beginning.
Here, 'biedrs' is used in its nominative singular form, meaning 'member', referring to someone belonging to a group.
Mēs izvēlējāmies biedru ar labām idejām.
We chose a member with good ideas.
In this sentence, 'biedru' is in the accusative singular form of 'biedrs', indicating 'member' as the direct object of the action.
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