No. 644 in Lithuanian
gyveno
"Lived."
In a sentence
Prie upės gyveno seni žmonės.
By the river lived old people.
The word 'gyveno' serves as the past tense verb describing the action of living.
Kai jis gyveno mieste, jis eidavo į muziejų.
When he lived in the city, he used to go to the museum.
The word 'gyveno' describes the temporal setting in the past where the subject resided.
Anksčiau gyveno pilis ant tos kalvos.
A castle used to stand on that hill.
The word 'gyveno' is metaphorically used to describe the presence of something in the past.
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