No. 392 in Latvian
esmu
"I am."
In a sentence
Es esmu skolotājs.
I am a teacher.
The word 'esmu' here is used as the first person singular form of the verb 'būt' (to be) in the present tense.
Šeit esmu kopā ar saviem draugiem.
Here I am with my friends.
In this sentence, 'esmu' is again the present tense form of 'to be', here indicating the speaker's presence at the location.
Es esmu apmierināts ar rezultātu.
I am satisfied with the result.
Here, 'esmu' is used to combine the subject and an adjective that describes the speaker's state.
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