This is the 451st most frequent Latvian word.
it
The Latvian word "it" means "quite" or "completely."
In this sentence, 'Tas' translates to 'It' and refers to the subject - the beautiful view - as a pronoun.
Tas ir ļoti skaists skats.
It is a very beautiful view.
Here, 'tas', translating to 'it', is used to refer to the previous statement or situation as a subject.
Viņi jau bija gatavi, tas bija pārsteidzoši.
They were already ready, it was surprising.
In this case, 'Tas', meaning 'It', refers to the concept of 'valuabe time', used to start the sentence descriptively.