No. 252 in Lithuanian
vaikus
"Vaikus" means "children" in English.
In a sentence
Moteris vedė vaikus į parką.
The woman took the children to the park.
Here, 'vaikus' is used in the accusative plural form to denote the direct object of the action, referring to 'children' being taken to the park.
Ji visada rūpinasi vaikais.
She always cares for the children.
In this sentence, 'vaikais' is used in the instrumental plural form to indicate the means or manner, implying 'with/for the children' in the action of caring.
Vaikai žaidžia kieme.
The children are playing in the yard.
Here, 'vaikai' is in the nominative plural form, identifying the subject who is doing the action, which is the 'children' playing.
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