No. 313 in Latvian
ceturtdien
"Thursday"
In a sentence
Es ceturtdien došos uz tirgu.
I will go to the market on Thursday.
Here, 'ceturtdien' is used as an adverb to denote the specific day (Thursday) when the action (going to the market) will take place.
Katru ceturtdienu mēs sanākam kopā ar draugiem.
Every Thursday, we gather with friends.
In this sentence, the word form 'ceturtdienu' is a declension of 'ceturtdiena' (Thursday, the noun) used in the accusative case to indicate repetition or habitual action each Thursday.
Līdz ceturtdienai man jāpabeidz projekts.
I need to finish the project by Thursday.
Here, 'ceturtdienai' is used in the dative case to express a deadline, the time by which an action (finishing the project) is expected to be completed.
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