No. 20 in Lithuanian
kas
"Kas" in Lithuanian means "who" or "what."
In a sentence
Kas tai yra?
What is this?
In this interrogative sentence, 'kas' acts as a question word meaning 'what', used to ask for the identification of something.
Kas padėjo tau?
Who helped you?
In this context, 'kas' is used as a question word meaning 'who', prompting identification of a person.
Kas atėjo su tavimi, tas ir palydės.
Who came with you, will accompany you.
Here, 'kas' introduces a relative clause and means 'who', referring to a person in declarative context.
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