No. 745 in Lithuanian

jam

"Jam" in Lithuanian means "to him" (dative case of "jis").

In a sentence

Aš duosiu jam knygą.
I will give him the book.
'Jam' is the dative case of the masculine pronoun 'jis' (he), indicating the indirect object of the verb 'duosiu' (I will give).
Man labai patinka, kai kas nors padeda jam išspręsti problemas.
I really appreciate when someone helps him solve problems.
'Jam' here is used as the dative case to indicate the recipient of the help.
Jam pavyko pasiekti tikslą laiku.
He succeeded in reaching the goal on time.
'Jam' is used in this sentence in the dative case as part of the impersonal construction 'jam pavyko,' which translates to 'he succeeded.'

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