No. 916 in Latvian
karantīnā
The Latvian word "karantīnā" means "in quarantine" in English.
In a sentence
Pandēmijas laikā mums vajadzēja pavadīt laiku karantīnā.
During the pandemic, we had to spend time in quarantine.
Here, the word 'karantīnā' is used in its locative form to indicate a location or state where the subject has to be due to quarantine.
Viņa atgriešanās no ārzemēm bija jāievēro ar septiņām dienām karantīnā.
Her return from abroad required a seven-day quarantine.
In this sentence, 'karantīnā' is used to describe the condition or requirement of being in quarantine as part of specific measures.
Man jāsaka, ka atrašanās karantīnā bija grūtāka nekā es domāju.
I must say that being in quarantine was harder than I anticipated.
The word 'karantīnā' is again referring to the state or condition of being in quarantine, emphasizing the experience.
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