No. 7 in Latvian
nav
"Nav" means "is not" or "does not exist."
In a sentence
Man nav laika.
I do not have time.
'Nav' is used to indicate the absence of possession or availability in a statement.
Viņai nav draugu.
She has no friends.
Here, 'nav' expresses the nonexistence of something associated with someone, in this case friends related to 'her'.
Nav nekā jauna.
Nothing is new.
'Nav' is applied to express a general absence or lack of something, such as novelty or news.
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