No. 98 in Latvian
gadus
The Latvian word "gadus" means "years" (accusative plural form of "gads").
In a sentence
Es dzīvoju šeit jau divus gadus.
I have been living here for two years.
The word 'gadus' here refers to years in the accusative case, used with duration.
Tas notika daudzus gadus atpakaļ.
It happened many years ago.
The word 'gadus' here indicates years in the accusative plural form, used with adverbial expressions of time.
Viņi skatīja senatnes gadus caur vēstures grāmatām.
They looked at the years of the past through history books.
The word 'gadus' here functions as the accusative plural form of 'gads,' denoting years as objects of observation.
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