No. 853 in Latvian
piecas
"Piecas" means "five" (feminine plural) in English.
In a sentence
Man ir piecas grāmatas.
I have five books.
Here, 'piecas' is used as a cardinal number describing the quantity of books, and it must agree in gender and case with the plural noun 'grāmatas'.
Mēs gaidām piecas minūtes.
We are waiting for five minutes.
In this sentence, 'piecas' indicates a quantity of time measured in minutes, showing its use with plural feminine nouns and proper declension.
Piecas dienas viņa nogulēja slima.
She stayed in bed sick for five days.
Here, 'piecas' modifies 'dienas', indicating how many days she was in this state, showcasing agreement in plural and gender.
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