No. 146 in Lithuanian
žmonėms
"Žmonėms" means "to people" or "for people" in English.
In a sentence
Žmonėms reikia padėti sunkiais laikais.
'People need help in difficult times.'
The word 'žmonėms' is in the dative plural form, used here to indicate the indirect object of the verb 'to need help'.
Miestas organizuoja renginį žmonėms.
'The city is organizing an event for people.'
The word 'žmonėms' is in the dative plural form, signifying the group that benefits from the organized event.
Praėjo nemažai laiko, kol žmonėms tapo aišku.
'Quite some time passed until it became clear to people.'
In this sentence, 'žmonėms' in dative plural indicates to whom something became clear, showing the influence of the event on their understanding.
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