No. 521 in Latvian
pēdējos
"Last" or "recent" (in accusative plural form).
In a sentence
Es pēdējos gados esmu lasījis daudz grāmatu.
I have read many books in recent years.
Here, 'pēdējos' is used as an adjective modifying the noun 'gados' (years), indicating a specific time period toward the end or closest to the present.
Viņi pabeidza pēdējos soļus projektā vakar.
They completed the final steps of the project yesterday.
In this example, 'pēdējos' refers to the 'steps' as being the last or final ones in a sequence, serving as an adjective.
Pēdējos mēnešos laikapstākļi ir bijuši neparedzami.
In the past months, the weather has been unpredictable.
Here, 'pēdējos' again modifies the noun 'mēnešos' (months), marking the most recent months.
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