Lithuanian doesn't say I am thirty. It says to me, thirty years: I'm thirty. The person goes into the dative, the to- and for-form you know from , and , of years, comes after the number.
, , are pronouns: the short words that stand in for a noun, like , , . Pronouns change for case, just like nouns.
To me, to you: the pronouns in the dative
| Person | Dative | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| to me · I'm thirty. | |||
| to me · I'm thirty. | |||
| to you · How old are you? | |||
| to you · How old are you? | |||
| · | · | to him · to her · He's twenty. | |
| to him · to her · He's twenty. | |||
| Plural | |||
| to us · We're thirty. | |||
| to us · We're thirty. | |||
| to you · How old are you? | |||
| to you · How old are you? | |||
| · | · | to them · They're ten. | |
| to them · They're ten. | |||
To Elzė, to the son: nouns and names in the dative
| Nominative | Dative | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| -as → -ui | ||
| · | · | Jonas · a husband |
| Jonas · a husband | ||
| -us → -ui | ||
| a son | ||
| a son | ||
| -is · -ius → -iui | ||
| · | · | a brother · Micius |
| a brother · Micius | ||
| -a → -ai | ||
| · · | · · | Ona · a daughter · mum |
| Ona · a daughter · mum | ||
| -ė → -ei | ||
| · | · | Elzė · a grandmother |
| Elzė · a grandmother | ||
| -uo → -eriai | ||
| a sister | ||
| a sister | ||
How many years: has its own numbers up to nine
| Age | Form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 9 | · · · · · · · · | |
| 10 to 20, 30, 40... | · · · | ten · fifteen · twenty · thirty years |
| ten · fifteen · twenty · thirty years | ||
| 21, 44, 72... | · · | 28 · 44 · 72 |
| 28 · 44 · 72 | ||
| Months | · | six months · eleven months |
| six months · eleven months | ||
From 21 on, the last word works as for 1 to 9: . In speech is often left out: Elzė is nine. I'm thirty.
Numbers to 100
| Number | Word | Number | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 22 | ||
| 30 | 35 | ||
| 40 | 44 | ||
| 50 | 72 | ||
| 60 | 99 | ||
| 70 | |||
| 80 | |||
| 90 | |||
| 100 |
Kiek jums metų?How old are you?
Man trisdešimt metų.I'm thirty.
Man trisdešimt metų.I'm thirty.
Sūnui – penkiasdešimt, dukrai – keturiasdešimt ketveri.My son is fifty, my daughter forty-four.
Elzei devyneri, beveik dešimt.Elzė is nine, almost ten.
O kiek metų Miciui?And how old is Micius?
Practice 1/5 · Finding words
Find the words
Tap the person whose age it is: the pronoun or noun in the dative.
.
I'm thirty.
.
I'm thirty.
, .
My son is fifty, and my daughter forty-four.
?
How old is Micius?
, .
Elzė is nine, almost ten.
?
How old are you?
, – .
My husband is twenty in this one, and I'm twenty-two.
, – !
Mum is forty-four, and Grandma is lots!
?
How old are Jonas and Ona?
?
How old are Jonas and Ona?
.
My sister is twenty-eight.
.
My sister is twenty-eight.
Practice 2/5 · The right form
Man, tau, jam, jai
Choose the right word for the gap.
trisdešimt metų.
I'm thirty.
trisdešimt metų.
I'm thirty.
Kiek metų?
How old are you?
Elze, kiek metų?
Elzė, how old are you?
Elze, kiek metų?
Elzė, how old are you?
Mano vyras. Čia dvidešimt metų.
My husband. He's twenty in this one.
Elzės brolis? tik šeši mėnesiai.
Elzė's brother? He's only six months old.
Elzė? devyneri.
Elzė? She's nine.
To the son, to Elzė
Choose the right word for the gap.
Kiek metų ?
How old is Micius?
penkiasdešimt.
My son is fifty.
keturiasdešimt ketveri.
My daughter is forty-four.
beveik dešimt.
Elzė is almost ten.
Kiek metų jūsų ?
How old is your brother?
Kiek metų jūsų ?
How old is your sister?
Kiek metų ?
How old is Jonas?
Mano čia dvidešimt metų.
My husband is twenty in this one.
Kiek metų ?
How old is Ona?
Mano keturiasdešimt ketveri.
My mum is forty-four.
Who, or to whom?
The person who does something is in the nominative; whose age it is, in the dative.
turi trimitą.
Jonas has a trumpet.
Čia mano . Jam čia dvidešimt metų.
This is my husband. He's twenty in this one.
Mano gyvena toli.
My son lives far away.
Mano dar labai jaunas.
My brother is still very young.
Mano dar labai jaunas.
My brother is still very young.
turi sūnų ir dukrą.
Ona has a son and a daughter.
Mano – Elzės mama.
My daughter is Elzė's mum.
Mano yra Onos dukra.
My mum is Ona's daughter.
Elzės – Ona.
Elzė's grandmother is Ona.
Kiek metų ? Daug!
How old is Grandma? Lots!
Mano gyvena Hamburge.
My sister lives in Hamburg.
Mano gyvena Hamburge.
My sister lives in Hamburg.
Practice 3/5 · Matching
Big numbers
Match the words to the numbers.
Practice 4/5 · Building sentences
Put the words in order
Put the words in order.
How old are you?
I'm thirty.
I'm thirty.
Elzė is nine, almost ten.
Elzė's brother is only six months old.
How old is Micius? Nobody knows.
How old is Micius? Nobody knows.
Jonas and Micius are upstairs now.
My son and daughter are grown up now.
Ona is Elzė's grandmother.
My mum is Ona's daughter.
My brother and sister are still young.
My brother and sister are still young.
Practice 5/5 · In situations
The right words
Choose the right words for the situation.
Elzė asks how old you are. You're thirty.
You say:
Age goes with the dative: man, to me.
Elzė asks how old you are. You're thirty.
You say:
Age goes with the dative: man, to me.
Ask Elzė how old she is.
You say:
Elzė is a child, so tu, and in the dative tau.
Ask Elzė how old she is.
You say:
Elzė is a child, so tu, and in the dative tau.
Ask Ona, politely, how old her son is.
You say:
Ask Ona, politely, how old her son is.
You say:
Ona points at an old photo of a young man. It's her husband, aged twenty.
Ona says:
The person shown is the subject, vyras; his age goes with the dative, jam.
Jonas asks who the little girl in the photo is. It's Elzė, and she's nine.
You say:
Jonas asks who the little girl in the photo is. It's Elzė, and she's nine.
You say:
Elzė tells Jonas how old her mum is. Forty-four.
Elzė says:
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