No. 479 in Latvian
jāņem
"Jāņem" translates to "must take" or "need to take" in English.
In a sentence
Man jāņem grāmatas no bibliotēkas.
I have to take the books from the library.
The word 'jāņem' is used here in its modal necessity form, indicating a duty or requirement to take books from the library.
Lai uzvarētu spēli, ir jāņem vērā stratēģija.
To win the game, the strategy must be taken into account.
Here, 'jāņem' conveys a necessity to consider or pay attention to the strategy, used in a figurative sense.
Jāņem līdzi siltas drēbes, jo ārā ir vēss.
One must take warm clothes along because it is cold outside.
'Jāņem' indicates the necessity of bringing warm clothes due to cold weather.
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