No. 347 in Latvian
nebūtu
"Would not be" or "would not exist."
In a sentence
Es nebūtu tik priecīgs bez jūsu atbalsta.
I wouldn't be so happy without your support.
Expresses a hypothetical or contrary to fact condition or scenario.
Ja viņa nebūtu atnākusi, mēs būtu nokavējuši.
If she hadn't arrived, we would have been late.
Used in a conditional clause indicating an unreal or hypothetical past situation.
Man likās, ka tas nebūtu iespējams.
I thought it wouldn't be possible.
Denotes doubt or improbability in a hypothetical context.
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