No. 180 in Lithuanian
ministerijos
"Ministerijos" in English means "ministries" (government departments).
In a sentence
Lietuvos ministerijos sprendimai dažnai aptariami viešojoje erdvėje.
The decisions of Lithuanian ministries are often discussed in the public sphere.
Here, 'ministerijos' is used in the genitive plural form to mean 'ministries', indicating possession of 'decisions' by them.
Ministerijos pastatas buvo renovuotas praėjusiais metais.
The ministry's building was renovated last year.
In this sentence, 'Ministerijos' is in the genitive singular form, indicating possession of the 'building' by a singular 'ministry'.
Vyriausybė paskelbė pakeitimus kelių ministerijų vadovybėje.
The government announced changes in the leadership of several ministries.
Here, 'ministerijų' is in the genitive plural form to describe 'leadership' referring to multiple ministries.
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