No. 886 in Latvian
jāņa
"Jāņa" is the genitive form of "Jānis," a Latvian male name equivalent to "John."
In a sentence
Tas ir Jāņa mājas kaķis.
That is Jānis's house cat.
Here, 'Jāņa' is the genitive form of 'Jānis', indicating possession.
Jāņa draugi nāks šurp.
Jānis's friends will come over.
Here, 'Jāņa' once again portrays possession.
Mēs klausījāmies Jāņa dziedāšanu.
We listened to Jānis sing.
In this sentence, 'Jāņa' is in the genitive case and is connected to the activity of singing by Jānis.
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