No. 721 in Latvian
māju
The Latvian word "māju" means "house" or "home" in English.
In a sentence
Es eju uz māju.
I am going to the house.
Here, 'māju' refers to a physical building, the 'house' in the accusative case, indicating the destination of the action.
Šī ir mana māju pagalms.
This is the yard of my house.
In this sentence, 'māju' is part of the possessive construction, indicating ownership or association to the 'yard'.
Mēs visi satikāmies mājā.
We all met in the house.
Here, 'mājā' is the locative case form of 'māja', referring to the location where the meeting took place.
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