When you want, ask for or need some of something, like coffee, milk or bread, the noun goes into the genitive. It is the form you know from and : I'd like some tea. And some water, please.
Some of it: the genitive singular
| Nominative | Genitive | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| -a → -os | ||
| · · | · · | coffee · tea · bread |
| coffee · tea · bread | ||
| -as → -o | ||
| · · | · · | milk · butter · cake |
| milk · butter · cake | ||
| -is → -io | ||
| an egg | ||
| an egg | ||
| -uo → -ens | ||
| water | ||
| water | ||
is irregular: .
So one noun can take three forms at the table. Look at :
, ,
| Case | Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Here's the coffee. | ||
| Here's the coffee. | |||
| Accusative | I'll take the coffee. | ||
| I'll take the coffee. | |||
| Genitive | · | I'd like some coffee. · I don't want coffee. | |
| I'd like some coffee. · I don't want coffee. | |||
A cup or a plate of something works the same way: , a cup of tea · , a saucer of milk.
Norėčiau arbatos, prašau.I'd like a tea, please.
Norėčiau arbatos, prašau.I'd like a tea, please.
Rūta, arbatos, prašau. Tik arbatos.Rūta, tea, please. Just tea.
Ir vandens, prašau.And some water, please.
Ir vandens, prašau.And some water, please.
Štai, Jonai. Didelis puodelis arbatos.Here you are, Jonas. A big cup of tea.
Bet aš nenoriu kavos.But I don't want coffee.
Bet aš nenoriu kavos.But I don't want coffee.
Practice 1/4 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the nouns in the genitive: some of something.
, .
I'd like a tea, please.
, .
I'd like a tea, please.
. , .
I don't want coffee. And some water, please.
. , .
I don't want coffee. And some water, please.
.
A big cup of tea.
.
Micius wants some milk and some meat.
, .
I'd like some bread and butter, please.
, .
I'd like some bread and butter, please.
.
I don't want cake or an egg.
.
I don't want cake or an egg.
Practice 2/4 · The right form
Some of it
Choose the right word for the gap.
Norėčiau , prašau.
I'd like a coffee, please.
Norėčiau , prašau.
I'd like a coffee, please.
Ir , prašau.
And some water, please.
Ir , prašau.
And some water, please.
Micius nori .
Micius wants some milk.
Aš nenoriu .
I don't want coffee.
Aš nenoriu .
I don't want coffee.
Jonui reikia .
Jonas needs tea.
Aš nenoriu .
I don't want cake.
Aš nenoriu .
I don't want cake.
Here it is, or some of it?
Choose the right word for the gap.
Štai .
Here's the milk.
Norėčiau , prašau.
I'd like some milk, please.
Norėčiau , prašau.
I'd like some milk, please.
Štai ir sviestas.
Here's bread and butter.
Ir , prašau.
And some bread, please.
Ir , prašau.
And some bread, please.
Štai didelis puodelis .
Here's a big cup of tea.
Štai .
Here's the coffee.
Štai , Jonai.
Here's the tea, Jonas.
Štai duona ir .
Here's bread and butter.
Štai .
Here's the cake.
Štai .
Here's the water.
Kava, kavą or kavos?
Here it is, I'll take it, or some of it?
Paimu .
I'll take the coffee.
Paimu .
I'll take the coffee.
Ir , prašau.
And some butter, please.
Ir , prašau.
And some butter, please.
Aš nenoriu .
I don't want an egg.
Aš nenoriu .
I don't want an egg.
Štai .
Here's an egg.
Norėčiau , prašau.
I'd like some bread, please.
Norėčiau , prašau.
I'd like some bread, please.
Practice 3/4 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
I'd like a tea, please.
I'd like a tea, please.
But I don't want coffee.
But I don't want coffee.
And some water, please.
And some water, please.
Jonas only wants tea.
Here's a big cup of tea.
Here's the coffee and the cake.
Here's the tea and the water.
Here's bread, butter and an egg.
Here's the milk and the bread.
I'll take the coffee, thanks.
I'll take the coffee, thanks.
Practice 4/4 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
Rūta asks what you would like. You'd like a coffee.
You say:
After norėčiau, kava becomes kavos.
Rūta asks what you would like. You'd like a coffee.
You say:
After norėčiau, kava becomes kavos.
You'd like some water too.
You say:
You'd like some water too.
You say:
Rūta brings you coffee, but you don't want coffee.
You say:
Rūta brings you coffee, but you don't want coffee.
You say:
Micius looks hungry. Ask Rūta for a saucer of milk.
You say:
Micius looks hungry. Ask Rūta for a saucer of milk.
You say:
Rūta asks if you'd like coffee or tea. You'll take the coffee.
You say:
kavą is the object of paimu: the accusative.
Rūta asks if you'd like coffee or tea. You'll take the coffee.
You say:
kavą is the object of paimu: the accusative.
Unit complete
