No. 525 in Lithuanian
primena
"Primena" in English means "reminds."
In a sentence
Šis kvapas man primena vasarą.
This smell reminds me of summer.
The word 'primena' is used here to mean 'remind', referring to associating one concept (smell) with a memory of summer.
Mokytojas primena mums atlikti namų darbus.
The teacher reminds us to do the homework.
In this sentence, 'primena' means 'remind' in the sense of notifying someone about something they might forget to do.
Jo balsas primena garsų muzikos instrumentą.
His voice resembles the sound of a musical instrument.
Here, 'primena' is used to express similarity or resemblance between one thing and another.
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