No. 268 in Lithuanian

diena

The Lithuanian word "diena" means "day" in English.

In a sentence

Ši diena yra labai graži.
This day is very beautiful.
The word 'diena' is used in the nominative case to indicate the subject of the sentence, referring to the current day.
Linkiu jums geros dienos.
I wish you a good day.
The word 'diena' is used in the genitive case as 'dienos' to indicate possession or context for the adjective 'geros' (good).
Per dieną aš perskaičiau tris knygas.
During the day, I read three books.
The word 'diena' is used in the accusative case as 'dieną' to describe the time span within which an action took place.

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