No. 43 in Lithuanian

šiuo

"Šiuo" means "this" (instrumental/locative case) in English.

In a sentence

Šiuo metu mokausi kalbų.
At this moment, I am learning languages.
Šiuo is used as an adverbial pronoun indicating time ('at this') focusing on the present moment.
Aš keliauju šiuo keliu.
I am traveling on this road.
Šiuo is used as an instrumental singular pronoun indicating the road being traveled ('on this').
Džiaugiuosi šiuo metu vykstančiais pokyčiais.
I am happy about the changes happening at this time.
Šiuo modifies 'metu' to specify the particular 'time' discussed ('at this time').

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