No. 539 in Latvian
daļai
"Daļai" means "partly" or "for a part."
In a sentence
Sēkiet šo jautājumu daļai klasē!
Address this question to a part of the class!
Here, 'daļai' is used in the dative case to indicate a specific part (group) of the class.
Koka daļai jābūt gludai un tīrai.
A part of the wood must be smooth and clean.
In this sentence, 'daļai' is also in the dative case, describing a specific portion of the subject (the wood).
Es uzticējos tikai manai draugu daļai.
I trusted only a part of my friends.
Here, 'daļai' is utilized to express the specific subset of a greater set (friends) associated with trust.
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