No. 550 in Lithuanian
ja
The Lithuanian word "ja" means "her" in English.
In a sentence
Ja ji atvyko į vakarėlį.
She arrived at the party.
In this sentence, 'ja' is used to emphasize the affirmation or correctness of her arrival.
Man parodė knygą ir ja buvau patenkintas.
They showed me a book and I was satisfied with it.
Here, 'ja' functions as an instrumental case pronoun referring to the mentioned book.
Ar žinai, kur ji yra? Ja susisiekiau vakar.
Do you know where she is? I contacted her yesterday.
In this context, 'ja' is the instrumental case of the pronoun 'ji,' used to refer to the person mentioned.
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