No. 14 in Lithuanian
iki
"Until" or "to."
In a sentence
Iki pasimatymo!
See you later!
Lithuanian 'iki' here is used as a preposition to mean 'until' or 'till', conveying a farewell until the next meeting.
Važiuok iki miestelio krašto.
Drive until the edge of the town.
In this case, 'iki' is used to indicate the endpoint of an action in terms of place or extent.
Laukiau iki vėlaus vakaro.
I waited until late evening.
Here, 'iki' shows a temporal limit, describing the time period of waiting.
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