No. 890 in Latvian
riga
"Rīga" is the capital city of Latvia.
In a sentence
Rīga ir Latvijā.
Riga is in Latvia.
The word 'Rīga' here is used as a proper noun to refer to the capital city of Latvia.
Es apmeklēšu Rīgu nākamnedēļ.
I will visit Riga next week.
The word 'Rīgu' appears in the accusative case, indicating the direct object of the action 'to visit'.
Rīgas ielas ir ļoti skaistas.
The streets of Riga are very beautiful.
The word 'Rīgas' is in the genitive case, denoting possession (the streets belonging to Riga).
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