No. 456 in Latvian
līgas
The Latvian word "līgas" refers to "celebrations" or "festivities," often associated with the traditional midsummer festival "Jāņu līgošana."
In a sentence
Līgas vakarā mēs devāmies skatīties futbola līgu spēli.
On the eve of Līga, we went to watch the football league match.
Here, 'līgas' is a plural form in genitive (possessive) case referring to 'league' (sport-related organization).
Mēs apciemojām Līgu un pavadījām kopā jauku vakaru.
We visited Liga and spent a lovely evening together.
In this context, 'Līgu' is a proper noun, the name 'Liga', in accusative case for direct object of the sentence.
Līgai ļoti patīk pavadīt laiku dabā.
Liga really likes spending time in nature.
Here, 'Līgai' is the dative case of the proper noun 'Liga', showing the entity to whom the liking action is directed.
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