No. 605 in Lithuanian
ligoninę
The Lithuanian word "ligoninę" means "hospital" in English.
In a sentence
Aš einu į ligoninę.
I am going to the hospital.
Here, 'ligoninę' is in its accusative form, used to indicate the direction or destination of the verb 'einu.'
Ligoninėje dirba daug gydytojų.
There are many doctors working in the hospital.
In this example, 'ligoninė' is in its locative form 'ligoninėje,' specifying the location of the subject 'viustytojų' and verb 'dirba.'
Šalia mūsų namų pastatė naują ligoninę.
A new hospital was built near our house.
The use of 'ligoninę' here in the accusative case highlights it as the direct object affected by the action 'pastatė.'
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