No. 131 in Latvian
pērn
"Last year."
In a sentence
Pērn mēs apmeklējām skaistas vietas Latvijā.
Last year we visited beautiful places in Latvia.
The word "pērn" is used here as an adverb to indicate that the action took place in the previous year.
Man ļoti patika, ko mēs darījām pērn vasarā.
I really liked what we did last summer.
The word "pērn" specifies the previous year and is complemented by "vasarā" (in the summer) to define the timeframe.
Kādas atmiņas tev ir no pērnā gada?
What memories do you have from last year?
The word "pērnā" is an adjectival form of "pērn" and is used here to describe "gada" (year).
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