No. 12 in Latvian

pēc

The Latvian word "pēc" means "after" or "according to" in English.

In a sentence

Es dodos uz veikalu pēc piena.
I am going to the store for milk.
Here, 'pēc' is used to denote purpose or objective, similar to 'for' in English.
Pēc ēdienreizes mēs devāmies pastaigā.
After the meal, we went for a walk.
In this sentence, 'pēc' indicates time sequence, functioning as 'after' in English.
Viņam patīk runāt pēc detalizēta plāna.
He likes to speak following a detailed plan.
In this case, 'pēc' is used to imply analogy or following, equivalent to 'following' or 'according to' in English.

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