No. 851 in Latvian
pandēmija
The Latvian word "pandēmija" means "pandemic" in English, referring to a widespread outbreak of a disease across countries or continents.
In a sentence
Pandēmija būtiski ietekmēja globālo ekonomiku.
The pandemic significantly affected the global economy.
In this sentence, 'pandēmija' ('pandemic') is used as the subject of the sentence, focusing on its impact.
Cilvēki mēģināja pielāgoties jaunajiem pandēmijas apstākļiem.
People tried to adapt to the new conditions of the pandemic.
Here, 'pandēmijas' is used in the genitive case to describe the conditions caused by the pandemic.
Diskusijas par pandēmiju dominē medijos.
Discussions about the pandemic dominate the media.
In this instance, 'pandēmiju' is in the accusative case as the object of the preposition 'par' ('about').
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