No. 768 in Latvian
gads
The Latvian word "gads" means "year" in English.
In a sentence
Šis ir brīnišķīgs gads.
This is a wonderful year.
The word 'gads' here refers to the concept of a calendar year being described as wonderful.
Viņš jau trīs gadus dzīvo ārzemēs.
He has been living abroad for three years.
In this case, 'gadus' is the accusative plural of 'gads', used to denote the duration in years.
Viss mainījās tajā gadā.
Everything changed in that year.
Here, 'gadā' is the locative singular of 'gads', indicating a specific year when things changed.
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