No. 211 in Lithuanian
tie
The Lithuanian word "tie" means "those" in English.
In a sentence
Tie žmonės atėjo anksčiau.
Those people arrived earlier.
Demonstrative pronoun "tie" is used to specify particular people.
Vaikai pasidalino mokyklinius reikmenis – pieštukus, trintukus, o tie susirinkę sudėjo juos į dėžę.
The children shared school supplies – pencils, erasers, and those gathered placed them into a box.
"Tie" refers back to previously mentioned items, acting as a demonstrative pronoun.
Jam ypač patinka tie batai.
He especially likes those shoes.
"Tie" here points to a specific pair of shoes, used as a demonstrative pronoun.
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