No. 5 in Latvian
kas
The Latvian word "kas" means "who" or "what" in English.
In a sentence
Kas ir tavs mīļākais krāsa?
What is your favorite color?
In this question, 'kas' is used as an interrogative pronoun meaning 'what' to inquire about the subject of the sentence.
Man ir draugs, kas dzīvo Londonā.
I have a friend who lives in London.
Here, 'kas' is used as a relative pronoun meaning 'who' referring to the subject of the relative clause.
Es nezinu, kas notika vakar.
I don't know what happened yesterday.
In this sentence, 'kas' acts as an indirect question introduction, translating to 'what' inquiring about the clause's content.
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