No. 9 in Lithuanian

nuo

"From" or "off."

In a sentence

Aš atsisėdau toliau nuo durų.
I sat further away from the door.
In this sentence, 'nuo' is used to indicate a spatial distance from a point (the door).
Nuolat dirbdama nuo ankstaus ryto iki vėlaus vakaro, ji visada buvo pavargusi.
Working continuously from early morning till late evening, she was always tired.
Here, 'nuo' expresses a starting point in time (early morning).
Visi pradėjome juoktis nuo širdies.
We all began laughing heartily.
In this instance, 'nuo' is employed in an idiomatic expression to convey heartfelt intensity.

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