No. 913 in Lithuanian
šia
The word "šia" in Lithuanian is the instrumental form of "ši," meaning "this" (feminine).
In a sentence
Mes einame šia gatve.
We are walking down this street.
The word 'šia' is an instrumental case form of 'ši', meaning 'this'. It's paired with 'gatve' (street) to indicate the means or medium of motion.
Šia kryptimi yra mūsų tikslas.
Our destination lies in this direction.
The term 'šia' denotes the instrumental case of 'ši', indicating direction and accompanying 'kryptimi' (direction) to specify the path to the goal.
Jis surado sprendimą šia tema.
He found a solution on this topic.
Here, 'šia' is used in the instrumental case with 'tema' (topic), showing the context or framework in which the action occurred.
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