No. 905 in Lithuanian
vaikais
"Vaikais" means "children" (instrumental plural form) in English.
In a sentence
Mano sesuo dažnai žaidžia su vaikais.
My sister often plays with the children.
Here, 'vaikais' is the instrumental plural form of 'vaikas', used to indicate 'with the children'.
Mes rūpinamės kaimynų vaikais.
We take care of the neighbors' children.
In this sentence, 'vaikais' is the instrumental plural form of 'vaikas', showing the idea of taking care of someone (the children).
Saule šviečia, kai vaikai žaidžia su vaikais.
The sun shines when the kids play with other kids.
Here, 'vaikais' is again the instrumental plural of 'vaikas', representing the object of the action 'play' (with others, the children).
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