No. 643 in Latvian
sāk
"Starts" or "begins."
In a sentence
Viņš sāk jaunu darbu nākamnedēļ.
He starts a new job next week.
In this sentence, 'sāk' means 'starts' in the context of commencing a new job.
Kad viņa lasa grāmatu, viņa sāk saprast stāsta nozīmi.
When she reads the book, she begins to understand the story's meaning.
Here, 'sāk' implies 'begins' or 'starts to' in the sense of initiating an understanding.
Tas ir veids, kā sāk mācīties jaunas valodas.
It's the way to start learning new languages.
In this example, 'sāk' refers to the act of initiating or starting the process of learning.
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