No. 428 in Latvian
kabineta
The Latvian word "kabineta" means "cabinet" or "office" in English.
In a sentence
Es atrados kabineta, gaidot sapulci.
I was in the office, waiting for the meeting.
Here, 'kabineta' is used in the locative case, indicating the place where the subject is currently located.
Viņa paņēma grāmatu no kabineta galda.
She took the book from the desk in the office.
In this instance, 'kabineta' is in the genitive case, describing an object (the desk) associated with the cabinet or office.
Katrai nodaļai ir savs darba kabinets.
Each department has its own working office.
Here, 'kabinets' is in its nominative case in the singular. It serves as the subject of this sentence and introduces the concept of rooms or offices belonging to departments.
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