No. 387 in Latvian
saņēma
"Saņēma" means "received" in English.
In a sentence
Viņš saņēma vēstuli no drauga.
He received a letter from a friend.
Here, 'saņēma' is used to denote the act of receiving something tangible like a letter.
Viņa saņēma drosmi un uzstājās konferencē.
She gathered courage and spoke at the conference.
In this sentence, 'saņēma' metaphorically indicates acquiring an abstract quality, in this case, courage.
Mums jānodrošina, ka katrs klients saņēma atbildi uz savu jautājumu.
We must ensure that every client received an answer to their question.
Here, 'saņēma' is used in past tense to refer to the action of clients having their questions addressed.
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