No. 394 in Latvian
tie
"Those" (demonstrative pronoun).
In a sentence
Tie ir grāmatas autori.
Those are the authors of the book.
The word "tie" is used as a demonstrative pronoun referring to individuals (authors) in a plural form.
Tie nav manējie.
Those are not mine.
Here, "tie" functions as a demonstrative pronoun distinguishing certain items (plural) from those belonging to the speaker.
Skatieties uz tiem putniem!
Look at those birds!
In this usage, "tie" is the locative case form "tiem" referring to birds (plural), demonstrating spatial or contextual referencing.
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