No. 764 in Latvian
dzīvību
"Life" or "existence."
In a sentence
Es cīnīšos par savu dzīvību.
I will fight for my life.
In this sentence, 'dzīvību' is used in its accusative form referring to the direct object, which is 'life' in the sense of survival or existence.
Ģimenes mīlestība dod viņam dzīvību.
Family love gives him life.
Here, 'dzīvību' expresses a metaphorical sense of 'life' as vitality or emotional sustenance, applied in an abstract way.
Operācijas laikā ārsti izglāba viņas dzīvību.
During the operation, doctors saved her life.
In this sentence, 'dzīvību' is used in the context of preserving biological life, emphasizing a literal sense of saving someone from death.
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