No. 205 in Lithuanian
naują
The Lithuanian word "naują" means "new" (accusative singular form).
In a sentence
Aš nusipirkau naują telefoną.
I bought a new phone.
In this sentence, 'naują' is an adjective in the accusative singular form, modifying ‘telefoną’ to indicate its state as new.
Kiekvieną naują dieną prasideda nauji iššūkiai.
Every new day begins with new challenges.
Here, 'naują' is again an adjective in the accusative singular form, describing ‘dieną’ to denote the concept of a fresh or following day.
Mano brolis gavo naują darbą.
My brother got a new job.
The word 'naują' is in the accusative singular form and functions as an attributive adjective to ‘darbą,’ emphasizing its contemporary or earlier absent status.
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