No. 497 in Lithuanian
vyko
"Vyko" means "took place" or "was happening" in English.
In a sentence
Vakar vyko svarbus susitikimas.
Yesterday, an important meeting took place.
In this sentence, 'vyko' is used to indicate that an event (the meeting) occurred in the past.
Atranka į konkursą vyko griežtomis taisyklėmis.
The selection for the competition was conducted under strict rules.
Here, 'vyko' describes the manner in which a process (the selection) was conducted.
Kino festivalis šiais metais vyko virtualiai.
The film festival this year was held virtually.
In this instance, 'vyko' is employed to express the occurrence of an event (the film festival) in a specific form (virtually).
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