No. 15 in Lithuanian

kai

"When."

In a sentence

Kai aš buvau mažas, mėgdavau piešti.
When I was young, I liked to draw.
In this sentence, 'kai' introduces a clause specifying a point in time in the past.
Aš supratau, kai tu paaiškinai problemą.
I understood when you explained the problem.
Here, 'kai' connects two clauses, indicating the time context of the second clause.
Matai, kaip gražu, kai žiedai išsiskleidžia?
See how beautiful it is when the flowers bloom?
In this sentence, 'kai' introduces a temporal action that occurs under a certain condition, emphasizing simultaneity.

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