No. 529 in Latvian
ugunsdzēsēji
Firefighters.
In a sentence
Ugunsdzēsēji ātri ieradās notikuma vietā.
The firefighters quickly arrived at the scene.
Here, 'ugunsdzēsēji' is used as a subject, referring to the people whose job is to extinguish fires.
Mēs redzējām ugunsdzēsējus uz ielas.
We saw the firefighters on the street.
In this sentence, 'ugunsdzēsējus' is the direct object in the accusative case, showing the target of our observation.
Par ugunsdzēsējiem bieži stāsta varoņstāstus.
Firefighters are often depicted as heroes in stories.
Here, 'ugunsdzēsējiem' is used in the dative case, indicating the group associated with the heroic tales.
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