No. 823 in Lithuanian
aplinkai
The Lithuanian word "aplinkai" means "surroundings" or "environment" in English.
In a sentence
Jis pasižiūrėjo į aplinką ir pastebėjo kažką neįprasto.
He looked around and noticed something unusual.
In this sentence, 'aplinką' is used as a noun in the accusative case, meaning 'the surroundings' or 'the environment'.
Šio miesto aplinkai daug dėmesio skiriama tvarkai palaikyti.
Much attention is given to this city’s surroundings to maintain order.
Here, 'aplinkai' is used in the dative case, referring to 'the surroundings' as an indirect object.
Jie gyvena gražioje aplinkoje, apsupti gamtos.
They live in a beautiful environment, surrounded by nature.
In this sentence, 'aplinkoje' is in the locative case, describing 'the surroundings' or 'the environment' in a specific manner.
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