No. 127 in Lithuanian

maisto

"Maisto" means "food" (genitive case) in English.

In a sentence

Aš einu į parduotuvę nusipirkti maisto.
I am going to the store to buy food.
Here, 'maisto' is the genitive form of 'maistas', meaning 'food'. It's used to express the purpose of the action (buying what).
Valio! Dūžta maisto dėžutė!
Hooray! The food container broke!
The term 'maisto', in this context, describes the type of the container, specifically one for food.
Maisto trūkumas sukelia įvairias problemas.
Food shortages cause various problems.
In this sentence, 'maisto' refers to 'food' in a general sense, again in the genitive case emphasizing the shortage of or about food.

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