vaikams

In a sentence

• Šokoladas vaikams patinka.

  Children like chocolate.

  In this sentence, "vaikams" is in the dative case, used to indicate the indirect object of the verb "patinka".

• Aš parašiau knygą vaikams.

  I wrote a book for children.

  Here, "vaikams" is in the dative case, denoting the recipient or the intended audience of the book.

• Vaikams buvo giedama lopinė.

  A lullaby was sung to the children.

  In this example, "vaikams" in the dative case indicates whom the lullaby was performed for.