No. 675 in Latvian
pabalstu
"Benefit" or "allowance."
In a sentence
Valdība piešķir pabalstu trūcīgām ģimenēm.
The government provides allowance to underprivileged families.
Here, 'pabalstu' is used in the accusative case to denote the direct object (the allowance) being provided.
Es saņēmu pabalstu, lai segtu medicīnas izdevumus.
I received allowance to cover medical expenses.
In this case, 'pabalstu' also appears in the accusative form, referring to the financial support received by the subject.
Bez darba pabalstu saņemšanas man būtu grūti izdzīvot.
Without receiving unemployment benefits, it would be hard for me to survive.
The word 'pabalstu' in the genitive plural form signifies the type of benefits mentioned, highlighting dependency on them.
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