No. 327 in Latvian
tiesa
"Justice," "court," or "truth" depending on context.
In a sentence
Tiesa lems par lietas iznākumu.
The court will decide on the outcome of the case.
In this sentence, 'tiesa' refers to a court or tribunal, an institution where legal disputes are resolved.
Šī ir tiesa, ka viņš bija pirmais, kas pamanīja kļūdu.
It is true that he was the first to notice the error.
Here, 'tiesa' is used in the sense of 'truth' or 'fact', referring to the correctness of a statement.
Tiesa gan, laika prognoze bija precīza.
Indeed, the weather forecast was accurate.
In this context, 'tiesa gan' is a phrase that confirms agreement or concurrence with what is being stated.
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