This is the 643rd most frequent Latvian word.
sāk
"Starts" or "begins."
In this sentence, 'sāk' means 'starts' in the context of commencing a new job.
Viņš sāk jaunu darbu nākamnedēļ.
He starts a new job next week.
Here, 'sāk' implies 'begins' or 'starts to' in the sense of initiating an understanding.
Kad viņa lasa grāmatu, viņa sāk saprast stāsta nozīmi.
When she reads the book, she begins to understand the story's meaning.
In this example, 'sāk' refers to the act of initiating or starting the process of learning.