No. 250 in Lithuanian
tarybos
"Councils" or "boards."
In a sentence
Tarybos posėdis vyks rytoj rytą.
The council meeting will take place tomorrow morning.
In this sentence, 'tarybos' is used as a genitive form to indicate possession, showing that the meeting belongs to or is organized by the council.
Jis yra naujas tarybos narys.
He is a new member of the council.
Here, 'tarybos' is in genitive form again, describing that the person is a member of the council.
Švietimo tarybos sprendimas buvo pagrįstas faktais.
The decision of the education council was based on facts.
In this example, 'tarybos' specifies which council made the decision, showing association.
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