No. 846 in Lithuanian
gyvūnų
"Gyvūnų" means "of animals" in English.
In a sentence
Lietuvoje gyvena daug skirtingų gyvūnų rūšių.
In Lithuania, many different animal species live.
The word 'gyvūnų' is used in the genitive plural case to indicate possession or relation, describing the 'species (rūšių)' that belong to 'animals (gyvūnų)'.
Mano vaikystės piešiniuose dažnai buvo pavaizduoti gyvūnų karaliai.
In my childhood drawings, animal kings were often depicted.
Here, 'gyvūnų' is in the genitive plural again, demonstrating possession, indicating that the kings belong to or are characterized as 'of the animals'.
Šis parkas buvo sukurtas gyvūnų ir augalų globai.
This park was created for the protection of animals and plants.
In this example, 'gyvūnų' is used in the genitive plural to match the preposition 'globai', denoting the target of protection, i.e., 'animals and plants'.
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