No. 421 in Lithuanian
kartų
"Kartų" in English means "of generations" or "times" (plural genitive form).
In a sentence
Praėjusią savaitę aš aplankiau savo senelius tris kartus.
Last week, I visited my grandparents three times.
Here, "kartų" is used to indicate the number of occurrences something happened, in this case, 'three times.'
Mūsų šeima turi gražių kartų tradicijas švęsti šventes.
Our family has beautiful generation traditions to celebrate holidays.
In this example, "kartų" refers to generations, indicating inherited customs or practices.
Du kartų daugiau žmonių atėjo į koncertą nei buvo tikėtasi.
Twice as many people came to the concert than expected.
The word "kartų" here is used to express multiplication or comparison, representing 'twice as many' in this context.
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