No. 85 in Lithuanian
tą
The Lithuanian word "tą" means "that" (used as a singular accusative form of "tas," referring to a specific object or thing).
In a sentence
Aš mačiau tą filmą vakar.
I saw that movie yesterday.
In this sentence, 'tą' is a demonstrative pronoun, specifying 'filmas' (movie) as a particular one previously known or mentioned.
Ji paėmė tą knygą nuo stalo.
She took that book from the table.
Here, 'tą' singles out 'knyga' (book), indicating which specific book was taken.
Mes einame į tą restoraną pavakarieniauti.
We are going to that restaurant for dinner.
In this instance, 'tą' identifies 'restoranas' (restaurant) as the specific place to which the action refers.
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