To say where someone or something is, Lithuanian needs no word for in: it puts a place ending on the noun. This case is the locative. It answers (where?), like the words you already know: , , , . With the times of day it says when: , in the evening.
| Nominative | Locative | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| -as → -e | ||
| a house · in the house | ||
| a house · in the house | ||
| evening · in the evening | ||
| evening · in the evening | ||
| morning · in the morning | ||
| morning · in the morning | ||
| -a → -oje | ||
| tea · in the tea | ||
| tea · in the tea | ||
| -ė → -ėje | ||
| a café · in the café | ||
| a café · in the café | ||
| a living room · in the living room | ||
| a living room · in the living room | ||
(to live) almost always comes with an answer to : (above the café).
Rūta yra kavinėje.Rūta is in the café.
Micius miega svetainėje.Micius is asleep in the living room.
Ona gyvena apačioje, o Jonas – viršuje.Ona lives downstairs, and Jonas upstairs.
Vakare Jonas groja.In the evening Jonas plays.
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the words that say where or when.
, .
Ona lives downstairs, and Jonas upstairs.
.
Rūta is in the café.
.
In the evening Micius sleeps in the living room.
, .
Here is my house, and there is the café.
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Where is it?
Choose the right word for the gap.
Rūta yra .
Rūta is in the café.
Micius miega .
Micius is asleep in the living room.
Jonas groja.
In the evening Jonas plays.
Mano raktas yra !
My key is in the tea!
Mano raktas yra !
My key is in the tea!
Kas gyvena ? Jonas ir Micius.
Who lives in the house? Jonas and Micius.
Elzė eina į kavinę.
In the morning Elzė goes to the café.
Where, or what?
Choose the basic form or the place form.
Labas !
Good evening!
Labas ! Kaip sekasi?
Good morning! How are you?
Čia mano .
This is my house.
Štai . Skanaus!
Here's your tea. Enjoy!
Kur ? – Apačioje.
Where's the café? – Downstairs.
Kur ? – Apačioje.
Where's the café? – Downstairs.
Tai mano .
This is my living room.
Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps
Who lives where?
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ona gyvena .
Ona lives downstairs.
Jonas gyvena , o Micius gyvena ir .
Jonas lives upstairs, and Micius lives here and there.
Rūta yra kiekvieną dieną.
Rūta is in the café every day.
Rūta yra , o – namie.
In the morning Rūta is in the café, and in the evening at home.
Kas ? Mano raktas!
What's in the tea? My key!
Kas ? Mano raktas!
What's in the tea? My key!
Ona, Jonas ir Rūta gyvena .
Ona, Jonas and Rūta live in the house.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
Where do you live?
Where do you live?
Ona lives downstairs.
Micius is asleep in the living room.
Elzė is here every day.
Good evening! This is my house.
Good morning! Where's the café?
Good morning! Where's the café?
Here's your tea. Enjoy!
This is my living room.
Practice 5/5 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
Ona asks how you are. Say you're fine, and ask her back.
You say:
Ona asks how you are. Say you're fine, and ask her back.
You say:
Someone asks where the café is. It's downstairs.
You say:
Someone asks where the café is. It's downstairs.
You say:
You want to know where Rūta lives.
You say:
You want to know where Rūta lives.
You say:
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