No. 384 in Lithuanian
telefonu
"Telefonu" means "by phone" in English.
In a sentence
Jis kalbėjo telefonu visą dieną.
He talked on the phone all day.
In this sentence, 'telefonu' functions as the means by which the action of talking is performed, therefore it is in the instrumental case.
Mano telefonu nesugedo.
My phone did not break.
Here, 'telefonu' denotes possession and refers to 'my phone,' used in its standard form in Lithuanian.
Galime susitikti telefonu rytoj.
We can meet by phone tomorrow.
In this context, 'telefonu' again signifies the means, indicating that the meeting will take place via phone.
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