No. 929 in Latvian
pabalsta
"Benefit" or "allowance."
In a sentence
Valdība apstiprināja jaunu pabalsta saņemšanas kārtību.
The government approved a new procedure for receiving benefits.
In this sentence, 'pabalsta' represents the genitive singular form of 'pabalsts', meaning 'benefit'. It is used to describe the type of procedure.
Viņš lūdza palīdzību pabalsta piešķiršanai.
He asked for assistance with granting the benefit.
Here, 'pabalsta' again appears in the genitive singular form, specifying the objective of the assistance.
Pabalsta summa tiks palielināta nākamgad.
The amount of the benefit will be increased next year.
'Pabalsta' in this context is used to describe the type of amount, indicating that it refers to the benefit's amount.
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