No. 684 in Latvian
sportistu
"Sportistu" means "athletes" (plural) in English.
In a sentence
Sportistu komanda piedalījās sacensībās ar lielu atdevi.
The team of athletes participated in the competition with great dedication.
In this sentence, 'sportistu' is in the genitive plural form, describing the team as belonging to the group of athletes.
Es satiku jaunu sportistu treniņā vakar.
I met a new athlete during training yesterday.
Here, 'sportistu' is the accusative singular form, indicating the direct object of the verb 'met'.
Sportistu zināšanas par uzturu ir svarīgas viņu izaugsmei.
The athletes' knowledge about nutrition is important for their development.
In this example, 'sportistu' is in the genitive plural, denoting possession or association with knowledge.
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