No. 715 in Lithuanian
meilės
"Meilės" means "of love" in English.
In a sentence
Meilės istorija buvo labai jaudinanti.
The love story was very touching.
In this sentence, "meilės" in the genitive case denotes possession, indicating that the "story" is related to "love."
Viskas buvo daroma iš didelės meilės.
Everything was done out of great love.
Here, "meilės" again in the genitive case shows the source or origin, demonstrating that the actions are motivated by "love."
Ji turėjo giliai širdyje daug meilės.
She held a lot of love deep in her heart.
In this context, "meilės" is in the genitive case, indicating the amount or measure of "love" that exists.
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