No. 468 in Lithuanian
ėmė
"Ėmė" means "took" or "started" in English, depending on the context.
In a sentence
Jis ėmė knygą nuo lentynos.
He took the book from the shelf.
In this sentence, 'ėmė' is used to denote the action of taking something, specifying an object to be taken.
Ji ėmė kalbėti garsiau, kai buvo nesuprasta.
She began to speak louder when she was misunderstood.
'ėmė' in this example is used to indicate the initiation of an action that started occurring.
Po audros žmonės ėmė tvarkyti gatves.
After the storm, people began organizing the streets.
Here, 'ėmė' signifies the start of a collective effort or action in response to a certain situation.
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