No. 285 in Lithuanian

lietuvių

"Lietuvių" means "Lithuanians" or "Lithuanian" (related to the language or people).

In a sentence

Mokausi lietuvių kalbos.
I am learning the Lithuanian language.
In this sentence, 'lietuvių' refers to the adjective form describing the Lithuanian language.
Bibliotekoje radau knygą apie lietuvių kultūrą.
In the library, I found a book about Lithuanian culture.
Here, 'lietuvių' is used as an attributive adjective describing the culture of Lithuanians.
Lietuvių dainos yra labai gražios.
Lithuanian songs are very beautiful.
In this context, 'lietuvių' is used as a descriptive adjective qualifying songs associated with Lithuanians.

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