No. 709 in Latvian

daudzas

"Daudzas" means "many" (feminine, plural) in English.

In a sentence

Daudzas grāmatas uz plaukta ir par vēsturi.
Many books on the shelf are about history.
Here, 'daudzas' is used as an adjective to quantify plural feminine nouns, in this case, 'grāmatas' (books).
Viņai ir daudzas draudzenes, kuras dzīvo ārzemēs.
She has many girlfriends living abroad.
Here, 'daudzas' indicates a significant quantity of feminine plural entities, emphasizing variety or abundance.
Daudzas reizes esmu mēģinājis, bet neesmu sasniedzis rezultātu.
Many times I have tried, but I have not achieved the result.
In this sentence, 'daudzas' quantifies plural occurrences (times) and signifies frequency.

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