No. 132 in Lithuanian

dirba

"Dirba" means "works" in English.

In a sentence

Jis dirba banke.
He works at a bank.
Lithuanian: 'dirba' indicates the ongoing action of working that the subject performs in a specific place.
Ar tu dirbi šį savaitgalį?
Are you working this weekend?
Lithuanian: 'dirbi' (second person singular present tense) refers to the action of working with a request for confirmation about the future schedule.
Mūsų komanda sunkiai dirbo prie to projekto.
Our team worked hard on that project.
Lithuanian: 'dirbo' (past tense) reflects the completed action of working in a particular context.

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