No. 726 in Lithuanian
pinigai
Money.
In a sentence
Aš turiu šiek tiek pinigų savo kišenėje.
I have some money in my pocket.
In this sentence, 'pinigai' is used in a possessive construction to indicate the speaker has some money.
Būnant taupymuose, svarbu išlaikyti pinigus ir nešvaistyti jų.
While saving, it's important to keep money and not waste it.
Here, 'pinigai' is referred to as a general concept of currency in the context of saving.
Mano draugas pasiskolino iš manęs pinigų vakar.
My friend borrowed some money from me yesterday.
In this usage, 'pinigai' specifies a borrowed amount of currency, relating to a transactional context.
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