No. 58 in Latvian
vienu
"Vienu" in English means "one" (accusative case in Latvian).
In a sentence
Es redzēju vienu interesantu grāmatu.
I saw an interesting book.
In this sentence, "vienu" is used as an adjective indicating a singular item, meaning "one".
Mēs palikām kopā vēl vienu stundu.
We stayed together for one more hour.
Here, "vienu" is used to define a specific quantity, emphasizing "one more."
Viņa neizvēlas nevienu no iespējām.
She doesn’t choose any of the options.
In this example, "vienu" is part of a negative construct "nevienu," meaning "none/no one."
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