No. 154 in Latvian

desmit

The Latvian word "desmit" means "ten" in English.

In a sentence

Man ir desmit ābolu.
I have ten apples.
In this sentence, "desmit" is used as a cardinal number to indicate the quantity of apples.
Skolēniem bija desmit minūtes starpbrīža.
The students had a ten-minute break.
Here, "desmit" is used again as a cardinal number to specify the duration of the break in minutes.
Viņš bija desmitais rindā.
He was the tenth in line.
In this example, "desmit" serves as the base for forming the ordinal number "desmitais," indicating a position in a sequence.

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