No. 964 in Latvian

ziņas

"Ziņas" in English means "news" or "information."

In a sentence

Es katru rītu lasu ziņas, lai uzzinātu jaunākos notikumus.
I read the news every morning to learn about the latest events.
The word 'ziņas' here refers to 'news,' representing information about current events.
Studentiem vienmēr jāpievērš uzmanība svarīgām ziņām no mācībspēkiem.
Students should always pay attention to important messages from their teachers.
Here, 'ziņas' is used to mean 'messages' or 'communications,' indicating information that is conveyed.
Latvijas Dabas muzejā es ieguvu daudz interesantu ziņu par Latvijas floru un faunu.
In the Latvian Museum of Nature, I gathered a lot of interesting information about Latvia's flora and fauna.
In this context, 'ziņu' (the singular genitive form of 'ziņas') means 'information,' denoting knowledge acquired about a subject.

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