No. 283 in Lithuanian
kuria
"Kuria" means "creates" or "is creating" in English.
In a sentence
Jis kuria meno kūrinius.
He creates art pieces.
Here, 'kuria' means 'creates' and is the third person singular present tense of the verb 'kurti' (to create).
Kuria kryptimi eisi?
Which direction will you go?
In this context, 'kuria' means 'which' and is used as an interrogative pronoun.
Jie dirba prie projekto, kuria naują sistemą.
They are working on the project, they are designing a new system.
Here, 'kuria' again is a verb meaning 'are designing' or 'are creating' in a present continuous sense.
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