No. 751 in Latvian
piektdien
"Piektdien" means "on Friday" in English.
In a sentence
Es strādāšu piektdien.
I will work on Friday.
Here, 'piektdien' acts as a time designation, specifying the day on which the action will take place.
Piektdienas ir manas iecienītākās dienas nedēļā.
Fridays are my favorite days of the week.
In this sentence, 'piektdienas' is used in its plural form to refer to all Fridays as a concept.
Es piedāvāšu Jums tikties piektdien.
I will propose to meet you on Friday.
Once again, 'piektdien' functions as a specific reference to a day when the suggested meeting will be.
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