No. 923 in Latvian
miljardus
The Latvian word "miljardus" means "billion" in English.
In a sentence
Šajā gadā valsts kopumā iztērēja miljardus infrastruktūras uzlabošanā.
This year, the country spent billions on improving infrastructure.
In this sentence, 'miljardus' is used in its accusative plural form to indicate an approximate large monetary expenditure.
Pētnieki atklāja miljardus jaunu zvaigžņu mūsu galaktikā.
Researchers discovered billions of new stars in our galaxy.
Here, 'miljardus' is used in its accusative plural form to describe the large number of stars discovered.
Runājot par miljardus cilvēku dzīves modernizēšanu, prioritāte ir tehnoloģijas.
When discussing the modernization of billions of people's lives, the priority is technology.
In this context, 'miljardus' is used to describe the large number of people in plural emphasized by the sentence's technical subject matter.
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