No. 269 in Latvian
citus
The Latvian word "citus" means "others" or "other" in English (masculine accusative plural form).
In a sentence
Es redzu citus cilvēkus parkā.
I see other people in the park.
In this sentence, 'citus' is used as an accusative plural form of the adjective 'cits', meaning 'other', modifying the noun 'cilvēkus' (people).
Viņa lūdza citus padomus no pieredzējušiem skolotājiem.
She asked for other advice from experienced teachers.
Here, 'citus' modifies 'padomus' (advice in the accusative plural), indicating 'other' or 'different' advice.
Mums vajag atrast citus risinājumus šai problēmai.
We need to find other solutions to this problem.
In this example, 'citus' is paired with the plural noun 'risinājumus' (solutions in the accusative case), to describe 'alternate solutions' to a problem.
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