This is the 154th most frequent Latvian word.
desmit
The Latvian word "desmit" means "ten" in English.
In this sentence, "desmit" is used as a cardinal number to indicate the quantity of apples.
Man ir desmit ābolu.
I have ten apples.
Here, "desmit" is used again as a cardinal number to specify the duration of the break in minutes.
Skolēniem bija desmit minūtes starpbrīža.
The students had a ten-minute break.
In this example, "desmit" serves as the base for forming the ordinal number "desmitais," indicating a position in a sequence.