No. 194 in Lithuanian

jai

"Jai" in Lithuanian means "to her" or "for her."

In a sentence

Aš padovanojau jai gėlę.
I gave her a flower.
In this sentence, 'jai' functions as a dative pronoun representing the indirect object 'her'.
Tai priklauso jai.
It belongs to her.
Here, 'jai' is used in the dative case to indicate possession or association.
Jai patinka skaniai valgyti.
She likes to eat deliciously.
In this context, 'jai' is the dative case pronoun for 'her', often used with verbs like 'patikti' (to like) in Lithuanian to express preference.

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