No. 799 in Latvian
saules
"Saules" in English means "suns" (genitive form, e.g., "of the sun").
In a sentence
Saules gaisma ir ļoti svarīga augiem.
Sunlight is very important to plants.
In this sentence, 'saules' is a genitive form of the noun 'saule' (sun), referring to 'of the sun' to specify belonging or origin.
Es vēroju saules rietu pie jūras.
I watched the sunset by the sea.
Here, 'saules' is a genitive form used to describe 'sunset' (in Latvian, 'saules riets'), indicating the concept of the setting sun.
Viņš izgatavoja saules pulksteni no koka.
He made a sundial out of wood.
Here 'saules' is used attributively in its genitive form to describe the type of the instrument, literally translating to 'sun's clock' or 'sundial.'
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