No. 168 in Lithuanian
nori
"Want."
In a sentence
Aš noriu eiti į parką.
I want to go to the park.
In this sentence, 'noriu' is the first person singular present form of the verb 'norėti', meaning 'to want', indicating the subject's desire to perform an action.
Ar tu nori arbatos?
Do you want tea?
Here, 'nori' is the second person singular present form of 'norėti', used for questioning the subject's preference or desire for something.
Vaikas nori žaisti su draugais.
The child wants to play with friends.
In this case, 'nori' remains in the third person singular present tense, expressing the desire of the subject, 'vaikas' (the child), to engage in an activity.
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