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masu

The Latvian word "masu" means "mass" in English.

In a sentence

Masu mediji sniedz aktuālākās ziņas.
Mass media provides the latest news.
In this sentence, 'masu mediji' (mass media) uses 'masu' to describe something related to a mass or collective audience.
Slavenību dzīve bieži piesaista plašu masu uzmanību.
The lives of celebrities often attract the attention of a wide mass.
Here, 'masu uzmanība' (mass attention) employs 'masu' to denote a large group or collective force.
Mēs pētām šo vielu masu, lai noteiktu tās īpašības.
We study the mass of this substance to determine its properties.
In this context, 'vielu masu' (mass of the substance) uses 'masu' strictly in the physical or scientific sense, referring to the quantity of matter in a physical body.

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