No. 248 in Lithuanian
nereikia
"Not needed" or "no need."
In a sentence
Tau nereikia eiti į parduotuvę.
You don't need to go to the store.
In this sentence, 'nereikia' is used to express the lack of necessity for the subject to perform the action of going to the store.
Dabar nereikia garsiai kalbėti.
It is not necessary to speak loudly now.
Here, 'nereikia' indicates that the action of speaking loudly is not required at the current moment.
Nereikia jaudintis dėl mažų dalykų.
There is no need to worry about small things.
In this case, 'nereikia' conveys the idea that worrying about minor matters is unnecessary.
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