No. 507 in Latvian
iet
"To go"
In a sentence
Es eju uz veikalu.
I am going to the store.
Here, 'iet' is used to indicate the action of walking or moving on foot to a specific destination.
Šis tējkanna iet ļoti labi.
This kettle works very well.
In this context, 'iet' is used metaphorically to mean functioning or operating efficiently.
Kad viss iet labi, nekas nav jāmaina.
When everything goes well, nothing needs to be changed.
Here, 'iet' represents the progression or occurrence of events being in a desirable state.
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