No. 440 in Lithuanian
the
The word "the" does not exist in Lithuanian, as Lithuanian does not use definite articles.
In a sentence
Šis namas yra gražus.
This house is beautiful.
This sentence demonstrates the article 'the' by referring to a specific house ('šis namas').
The oras buvo šiltas vakar.
The weather was warm yesterday.
In this Lithuanian-English hybrid sentence, 'the' is used as an English word describing a specific entity ('oras' - weather) in an otherwise Lithuanian structure.
Jojo metu žmones kalbėjo apie the vaiką.
During his speech, people spoke about the child.
In this Lithuanian sentence containing 'the' as an English insertion, it emphasizes a particular child discussed.
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