No. 85 in Latvian
latvija
"Latvija" means "Latvia" in English, which is a country in Northern Europe.
In a sentence
Latvija ir skaista valsts Baltijas jūras krastā.
Latvia is a beautiful country on the coast of the Baltic Sea.
In this sentence, 'Latvija' is a proper noun referring to the country of Latvia.
Viņa valsts himna ir Latvijas himna.
His national anthem is the anthem of Latvia.
Here, 'Latvijas' is the genitive case form of 'Latvija', used to indicate possession or relation.
Apceļosim visu Latviju šovasar!
Let us travel around all of Latvia this summer!
In this sentence, 'Latviju' is the accusative case of 'Latvija', used here as the object of the action of traveling.
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