No. 540 in Latvian

departamenta

The Latvian word "departamenta" means "department's" (possessive form of "department").

In a sentence

Departamenta vadītājs rīkoja sanāksmi.
The head of the department held a meeting.
In this sentence, 'departamenta' refers to 'of the department' in the genitive case, indicating possession.
Mēs apmeklējam departamenta izstādi.
We are attending the department's exhibition.
Here, 'departamenta' is used in the genitive case to describe the exhibition that belongs to the department.
Departamenta telpas tika slēgtas uz remontu.
The department premises were closed for renovation.
In this example, 'departamenta' in the genitive case defines the premises that are associated with the department.

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