No. 962 in Latvian
vienam
"Vienam" – "to one" or "for one" (dative case of "viens").
In a sentence
Es devu palīdzību vienam cilvēkam.
I gave help to one person.
In this sentence, 'vienam' means 'to one [person]' and is used in the dative case to indicate the recipient of the action.
Mēs bijām tikai vienam piekrītami.
We were agreeable to only one.
Here, 'vienam' signifies exclusive reference to one individual in the dative case, showing agreement or acceptability to that individual.
Vienam no draugiem bija slikta diena.
One of the friends had a bad day.
In this example, 'vienam' is used to denote 'to one of' in the dative case while providing additional clarification about the person in discussion.
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