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No. 773 in Latvian

karantīna

Quarantine.

In a sentence

  • Slimības dēļ viņi ieviesa karantīnu visā skolā.

    Due to the illness, they introduced quarantine in the entire school.

    Here, "karantīna" ('quarantine') is used to describe a preventive measure applied to a group to contain the spread of an illness. It is used in its standard form as a noun.

  • Pēc ceļojuma viņam bija jāpavada divas nedēļas karantīnā.

    After the trip, he had to spend two weeks in quarantine.

    In this sentence, "karantīnā" is used in the locative case, indicating the state of being in quarantine.

  • Karantīnas laiks bija izaicinājumu pilns.

    The quarantine period was full of challenges.

    Here, "karantīnas" is used in the genitive case, describing something associated with or belonging to the quarantine.

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