No. 15 in Latvian
gada
The Latvian word "gada" means "of the year" or "year's" (genitive singular form of "gads" - year).
In a sentence
Es esmu dzimis 1990. gada decembrī.
I was born in December 1990.
In this sentence, 'gada' is used to indicate a specific year when an event occurred.
Mēs runājām par pagājušā gada notikumiem.
We talked about the events of the past year.
Here, 'gada' shows possession, referring to events belonging to the last year.
Viņa plāno doties ceļojumā nākamā gada sākumā.
She plans to go on a trip at the beginning of next year.
'Gada' here indicates possession within a future time context.
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