No. 669 in Latvian
mācības
Learning, studies, or training.
In a sentence
Skolēni apmeklē mācības katru darba dienu.
Students attend lessons every working day.
Here, 'mācības' refers to school lessons or educational sessions attended by students.
Viņš guva svarīgu mācību no pieredzes.
He learned an important lesson from the experience.
Here, 'mācības' in the singular form 'mācība' is used metaphorically to refer to a lesson or moral learned from an experience.
Mācības ir svarīgas visu vecumu cilvēkiem.
Education is important for people of all ages.
Here, 'mācības' refers broadly to the concept of education or learning in general.
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