No. 497 in Latvian
vienas
"Vienas" in Latvian means "one" (feminine form) or "alone."
In a sentence
Man ir tikai vienas kurpes.
I have only one shoe.
The word 'vienas' here stands for 'one' and is in the plural, feminine form to agree with the plural word 'kurpes' (shoes).
Mēs bijām vienas komandas biedri.
We were members of the same team.
In this case, 'vienas' translates to 'same', indicating that all members belong to the same team.
Viņa runāja par vienas cilvēka dzīves izvēlēm.
She talked about the choices in one person's life.
Here, 'vienas' is used as 'one' in a singular, feminine genitive context.
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