No. 451 in Latvian

it

The Latvian word "it" means "quite" or "completely."

In a sentence

Tas ir ļoti skaists skats.
It is a very beautiful view.
In this sentence, 'Tas' translates to 'It' and refers to the subject - the beautiful view - as a pronoun.
Viņi jau bija gatavi, tas bija pārsteidzoši.
They were already ready, it was surprising.
Here, 'tas', translating to 'it', is used to refer to the previous statement or situation as a subject.
Tas ir vērtīgs laiks, kuru veltīsim mācīšanās procesam.
It is valuable time that we will dedicate to the learning process.
In this case, 'Tas', meaning 'It', refers to the concept of 'valuabe time', used to start the sentence descriptively.

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