No. 713 in Latvian
grib
"Grib" means "wants" in English.
In a sentence
Es gribu ēst.
I want to eat.
Here, 'gribu' is the first-person singular present tense form of the verb 'gribēt', expressing a desire to eat.
Viņš grib palīdzēt man.
He wants to help me.
In this sentence, 'grib' is the third-person singular present tense form of 'gribēt', indicating his desire to provide help.
Mēs gribam redzēt filmu vakarā.
We want to watch a movie in the evening.
'Gribam' is the first-person plural present tense form of 'gribēt', showing our collective desire to watch a movie.
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