No. 742 in Latvian
tūkstošus
The Latvian word "tūkstošus" means "thousands" in English.
In a sentence
Viņš nopelnīja tūkstošus ar savu jauno uzņēmumu.
He earned thousands with his new company.
This usage of 'tūkstošus' refers to an approximate, large quantity of money in the plural accusative case, often implying financial success or earning.
Grāmatā bija simtiem atsauksmju par tūkstošus gadu vecajiem artefaktiem.
The book contained hundreds of reviews about the thousands-year-old artifacts.
Here, 'tūkstošus' describes the approximate age of the artifacts in the plural accusative form, indicating a specific timeframe.
No kalna mēs redzējām tūkstošus dzīvnieku.
From the hill, we saw thousands of animals.
In this sentence, 'tūkstošus' denotes a large quantity in the plural accusative form, here representing the visible number of animals.
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