No. 974 in Latvian
lietuva
"Lietuva" is the Latvian name for Lithuania, a neighboring country.
In a sentence
Es ceļoju uz Lietuvu.
I am traveling to Lithuania.
The word "Lietuva" means Lithuania, and in this sentence, it refers to the country as a destination.
Lietuvas galvaspilsēta ir Viļņa.
The capital of Lithuania is Vilnius.
Here, "Lietuvas" is the genitive case of "Lietuva", used to show possession, indicating 'of Lithuania'.
Mēs ar draugiem runājām par Lietuvu.
My friends and I talked about Lithuania.
"Lietuvu" is the accusative case of "Lietuva", used as the direct object of the verb 'talked about'.
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