No. 356 in Lithuanian

naujas

"New"

In a sentence

Man patinka naujas automobilis.
I like the new car.
Here, 'naujas' is used as an adjective to describe the noun 'automobilis' (car), indicating its quality of being new.
Ji pradėjo naują darbą vakar.
She started a new job yesterday.
In this sentence, 'naują' is the accusative case of 'naujas', modifying the noun 'darbą' (job) to show that the job referred to is newly acquired or started.
Tai buvo visai nauja patirtis.
It was quite a new experience.
Here, 'nauja' is used in its feminine nominative case to qualify 'patirtis' (experience), linking the adjective in agreement with the gender and context of the noun.

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