No. 672 in Latvian
noteikts
Determined; defined; specific.
In a sentence
Šis uzdevums ir noteikts līdz rītdienai.
This task is assigned until tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'noteikts' signifies something that has been defined or set as a rule or condition (assigned, defined).
Viņa uzstājumi bija ļoti noteikti.
His statements were very assertive.
Here, 'noteikti' (an adverb derived from 'noteikts') is used to mean confident or certain, conveying a strong and clear assertion.
Mēs ievērojām noteiktos norādījumus.
We followed the specified instructions.
In this context, 'noteiktos' modifies 'instructions' (an adjective indicating 'specified or defined'), implying that the instructions were predefined and unambiguous.
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