No. 524 in Latvian
rīta
The Latvian word "rīta" translates to "morning" in English.
In a sentence
Katru rītu es eju skriet parkā.
Every morning, I go running in the park.
In this sentence, 'rīta' is used in the genitive case of the Latvian word 'rīts' (morning), indicating specification of the time.
Rīta saule spīdēja ļoti spoži.
The morning sun shone very brightly.
Here, 'rīta' acts as an attributive adjective describing the noun 'saule' (sun).
Mēs satikāmies uz rīta kafiju.
We met for morning coffee.
'Rīta' in this example modifies 'kafiju' (coffee) to indicate the time context of the meeting.
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