No. 677 in Latvian
piedalījās
"Participated."
In a sentence
Viņš piedalījās skolas koncertā.
He participated in the school concert.
In this sentence, 'piedalījās' means that he actively took part or was involved in the activity of the school concert.
Piedaloties maratonā, viņa sasniedza jaunu personīgo rekordu.
By participating in the marathon, she achieved a new personal record.
Here, 'piedaloties' is the present active participle of 'piedalījās', implying active participation at the time of achieving the record.
Vakar mēs piedalījāmies vietējā kultūras pasākumā.
Yesterday we participated in a local cultural event.
'Piedalījāmies' is the first person plural past form of 'piedalījās', indicating our involvement in the event in the past.
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