No. 627 in Lithuanian

šiam

"Šiam" means "to this" or "for this" in English.

In a sentence

Šiam kiemui reikia daugiau gėlių.
This yard needs more flowers.
Šiam - used as a demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this,' referring to 'kiemui' (yard) in dative case, showing the target of the action.
Aš dėkoju šiam žmogui už pagalbą.
I thank this person for the help.
Šiam - indicates the specific recipient ('žmogui' - person) of gratitude in dative case.
Šiam tikslui pasiekti reikia daug pastangų.
Achieving this goal requires a lot of effort.
Šiam - here, it specifies the goal ('tikslui') being referred to in the dative case.

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