No. 641 in Latvian

saņēmuši

"Saņēmuši" means "have received" in English.

In a sentence

Viņi ir saņēmuši ielūgumus uz ballīti.
They have received invitations to the party.
The word 'saņēmuši' is used in the past perfect tense, indicating that the action of receiving occurred prior to the current moment.
Mēs esam saņēmuši daudz labu ziņu pēdējā laikā.
We have received a lot of good news lately.
Here, 'saņēmuši' elucidates that the subject experienced the act of receiving within a relevant time frame.
Vai jūs esat jau saņēmuši vēstuli?
Have you already received the letter?
In this interrogative sentence, 'saņēmuši' denotes the completed act of receiving something, inquiring about its occurrence.

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