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Mes padedame

Plural nouns, and we, you, they

So far almost every noun has been singular: one table, one chair. In the plural, for more than one, the noun changes its ending. Masculine nouns take -ai or -iai, feminine nouns -os or -ės.

The plural: one and many

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Singular	Plural	Meaning
-as → -ai
·	·	a table · a neighbour
a table · a neighbour
-is → -iai
·	·	an armchair · a cup
an armchair · a cup
-ys → -iai
·	·	a room · a cellar
a room · a cellar
-a → -os
·	·	a bed · a lamp
a bed · a lamp
-ė → -ės
·	·	a chair · a neighbour
a chair · a neighbour

Some nouns are only plural: , a door · , breakfast · , juice.

Adjectives in the plural

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Masculine	Feminine	Meaning
-as → -i · -a → -os
		good tables · good chairs
good tables · good chairs
		small windows · a small door
small windows · a small door
		old armchairs · old wardrobes
old armchairs · old wardrobes
-is → -i · -ė → -ės
		big rooms · big beds
big rooms · big beds

→ , → · → , → .

Now the whole present tense. Module 1 had the singular: I, you and he or she. In the plural, the 1st person (we) adds -me to the 3rd person form, and the 2nd person (you, to several people or politely) adds -te. The 3rd person plural (they) is the same as the 3rd person singular (he, she, it).

The present tense, all six persons

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Infinitive			·			·	Meaning
-a verbs
							to work
to work
-i verbs
							to have
to have
-o verbs
							to know
to know

→ , . is they for men or a mixed group, for women only.

More verbs you know, in the plural

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Infinitive			·	Meaning
-a verbs
				to help
to help
				to wait
to wait
				to speak
to speak
				to live
to live
				to play
to play
-i verbs
				to sit
to sit
				can
can

Ššš! Tai mes!Shh! It's us!
Mes tik padedame.We're just helping.
Padedate? Naktį?Helping? At night?
Padedate? Naktį?Helping? At night?
Mes nieko nežinome.We don't know anything.
Kaimynai padeda, o Micius miega.The neighbours help, and Micius sleeps.

Practice 1/6 · Finding words

Find the words

Tap the verbs in the plural: the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person plural (we, you, they).

! .
Good evening! We're just helping.
? ? ?
Helping? At night? Why?
? ? ?
Helping? At night? Why?
.
We don't know anything.
, .
Ona and Elzė open the door, and the neighbours are asleep.
, .
We work at night, and you work in the daytime.
? – , .
Do you live downstairs? – Yes, we live downstairs.
? – , .
Do you live downstairs? – Yes, we live downstairs.
, ?
We're playing, and you're sitting here waiting?
. ?
We speak Lithuanian. Do you speak Lithuanian?
, .
The neighbours sit, wait and talk.
, .
We have an armchair, and we can help.

Practice 2/6 · The right form

We, you, they

Choose the right word for the gap.

Mes tik .
We're just helping.
Ar jūs , kieno sofa?
Do you know whose sofa it is?
Ar jūs , kieno sofa?
Do you know whose sofa it is?
Ona ir Elzė fotelį.
Ona and Elzė have an armchair.
Mes nieko .
We don't know anything.
Jonas ir Micius viršuje.
Jonas and Micius are asleep upstairs.
Ar jūs ateiti dieną?
Can you come in the daytime?
Ar jūs ateiti dieną?
Can you come in the daytime?
Ar jūs naktį?
Do you work at night?
Ar jūs naktį?
Do you work at night?
Ona ir Elzė naktį.
Ona and Elzė work at night.
Mes naktį!
We work at night!
Mes fotelį rūsyje.
We have an armchair in the cellar.

Every person

Choose the right word for the gap.

Aš dieną.
I work in the daytime.
Aš dieną.
I work in the daytime.
Jonai, tu naktį?
Jonas, do you work at night?
Jonai, tu naktį?
Jonas, do you work at night?
Aš tik vieną puodelį.
I only have one cup.
Aš tik vieną puodelį.
I only have one cup.
Aš , kas padeda!
I know who's helping!
Aš , kas padeda!
I know who's helping!
Elze, ar tu , kieno sofa?
Elzė, do you know whose sofa it is?
Elze, ar tu , kieno sofa?
Elzė, do you know whose sofa it is?
Micius viską .
Micius knows everything.
Micius viską .
Micius knows everything.
Mes , kur Micius: fotelyje!
We know where Micius is: in the armchair!
Mes , kur Micius: fotelyje!
We know where Micius is: in the armchair!
Ona ir Elzė, ar jūs ?
Ona and Elzė, are you helping?
Ona ir Elzė, ar jūs ?
Ona and Elzė, are you helping?
Jūs naktį? Kodėl?
You're waiting at night? Why?
Kodėl jūs čia naktį?
Why are you sitting here at night?

One or many?

Choose the right word for the gap.

Kavinėje yra dideli .
There are big tables in the café.
Mūsų labai geri.
Our neighbours are very good.
Šaukštai labai .
The spoons are very old.
Kėdės .
The chairs are white.
Durys .
The door is small.
senas, bet labai geras.
The armchair is old, but very good.
Štai dar vienas .
Here's one more cup.
Mano mažas.
My room is small.
Mano didelis.
My cellar is big.
labai seni.
The cellars are very old.

Practice 3/6 · Questions

Who, what, how many?

Answer the questions.

Kas padeda naktį?
Who helps at night?
Jūs čia sėdite ir laukiate?
Are you two sitting here waiting?
Kur Jonas ir Micius?
Where are Jonas and Micius?
Ar jūs kalbate lietuviškai?
Do you two speak Lithuanian?
Ar Ona ir Rūta kalba vokiškai?
Do Ona and Rūta speak German?
Rūta, ar jūs ir Jonas gyvenate čia?
Rūta, do you and Jonas live here?
Ar jūs grojate naktį?
Do you play at night? (to Jonas and his band)
Kas yra rūsyje?
What's in the cellar?
Kas yra virtuvėje?
What's in the kitchen?
Kokie kambariai?
What are the rooms like?

Practice 4/6 · Building sentences

Put the words in order

Put the words in order.

We're just helping.
We don't know anything.
You can come in the daytime too.
You can come in the daytime too.
Ona and Elzė have an old armchair.
I work in the daytime, and you work at night?
I work in the daytime, and you work at night?
Here's one more cup.
Jonas and Micius live upstairs.
The armchair is old, but very good.
Our neighbours, men and women, are very good.
There are big tables in the café.

Practice 5/6 · In situations

The right words

Choose the right words for the situation.

Ona and Elzė come in at midnight. Ask them if they are helping.
You say:
Ona and Elzė come in at midnight. Ask them if they are helping.
You say:
You ask about the yellow sofa. Elzė answers for herself and her grandmother.
Elzė says:
Tell Rūta that the chairs are white.
You say:
Tell Rūta that the chairs are white.
You say:
Tell Ona and Elzė that they can come in the daytime too.
You say:
Tell Ona and Elzė that they can come in the daytime too.
You say:
Elzė asks if you know whose sofa it is. You do.
You say:
Elzė asks if you know whose sofa it is. You do.
You say:
Ask Elzė if she knows where Micius is.
You say:
Ask Elzė if she knows where Micius is.
You say:
Ona tells you who really knows everything in the house.
Ona says:
Tell Jonas that you and Elzė know where his sofa is.
You say:
Tell Jonas that you and Elzė know where his sofa is.
You say:
Tell Rūta that Jonas and his band play at night.
You say:
Tell Rūta that Jonas and his band play at night.
You say:
Tell Ona that Micius can sleep in the armchair.
You say:
Tell Ona that Micius can sleep in the armchair.
You say:

Practice 6/6 · Fill the gaps

Who does what at night?

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

Naktį Ona ir Elzė , o Jonas ir Micius .
At night Ona and Elzė help, and Jonas and Micius sleep.
Aš ir Micius ir .
Micius and I are sitting here, waiting.
Aš ir Micius ir .
Micius and I are sitting here, waiting.
Bute dabar yra stalas, , ir fotelis.
Now there's a table, chairs, lamps and an armchair in the flat.
Bute yra , , ir .
In the flat there's a table, a bed, a lamp and a chair.
Jonas – mūsų , o Rūta – mūsų .
Jonas is our neighbour, and Rūta is our neighbour too.
Mano mažas, o didelis.
My room is small, and the cellar is big.
, , o durys .
The rooms are big, the cellars are small, and the door is small.
Rūsyje yra foteliai, spintos ir .
In the cellar there are old armchairs, old wardrobes and big beds.
Virtuvėje yra ir kėdės, o svetainėje – .
In the kitchen there are good cups and good chairs, and in the living room, armchairs.
Aš tik vieną puodelį. Ar jūs dar vieną?
I only have one cup. Do you have another one?
Aš tik vieną puodelį. Ar jūs dar vieną?
I only have one cup. Do you have another one?

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