No. 51 in Latvian
kurš
"Kurš" in Latvian means "which" or "who" (used as a relative or interrogative pronoun).
In a sentence
Kurš no jums vēlas piedalīties spēlē?
Which one of you wants to participate in the game?
Here, 'kurš' is used as a pronoun to ask which person out of a group is referred to.
Es nezinu, kurš ir viņa labākais draugs.
I don't know who his best friend is.
In this instance, 'kurš' serves as a relative pronoun within an embedded question.
Man patīk filmi, kurš saistītas ar zinātni.
I like movies that are related to science.
Here, 'kurš' is used as a relative pronoun that links to a specific noun, 'movies,' in the main sentence.
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