No. 159 in Lithuanian
namus
The Lithuanian word "namus" means "home" or "house" (accusative case).
In a sentence
Aš grįžau į namus.
I returned home.
Here, 'namus' is used as the accusative plural form of 'namai', meaning 'home', used to indicate a motion towards the home.
Ji valė namus visą dieną.
She cleaned the house all day.
In this sentence, 'namus' serves as the accusative plural form of 'namai', which refers to 'house' here and is the object of the action.
Namų ruoša užima daug laiko.
Household chores take up a lot of time.
Here, 'namų' is the genitive plural form of 'namai'; while ‘namus’ itself isn't directly used, its related form shows understanding of the declension.
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