No. 584 in Lithuanian
žmogui
"Žmogui" means "to a person" or "for a person" in English.
In a sentence
Visada reikia padėti žmogui, kai jis prašo.
You should always help a person when they ask.
In this sentence, 'žmogui' is in the dative case, indicating the indirect object of helping.
Aš sakiau tą žmogui, bet jis manęs neišgirdo.
I told that to the person, but he didn't hear me.
Here, 'žmogui' is also in the dative case and shows the recipient of the speech act.
Šis darbas yra žmogui, kuris nori mokytis.
This work is for a person who desires to learn.
In this context, 'žmogui' denotes the intended target or beneficiary of the work.
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