No. 660 in Lithuanian
patiems
"Patiems" means "to themselves" or "for themselves" in English.
In a sentence
Pasiimkite tuos dokumentus patiems.
Take those documents for yourselves.
The word 'patiems' is used here to emphasize that the individuals addressed (you) will take the documents with their own hands.
Turite išmokti dirbti darbą patiems, be pagalbos.
You must learn to do the work yourselves, without help.
'Patiems' emphasizes that the individuals (you) should perform the task independently, indicating self-reliance.
Susitvarkykite problemą patiems, nes niekas kitas to nepadarys.
Solve the problem yourselves, because no one else will do it.
Here 'patiems' is used to stress that responsibility lies with the individuals addressed to handle the issue on their own.
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