gìntaras
A2[GHIN-tah-rahs]
daiktavardis · nounvyriška giminė · masculine
amber
a hard yellow or orange fossil resin often used in jewelry
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In the wild
gintaras in real sentences
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Manomamaturigintarokarolius.
“Mano mama turi gintaro karolius.” — My mother has an amber necklace.tap a word ☝
Mesradomemažągintarąpriejūros.
“Mes radome mažą gintarą prie jūros.” — We found a small piece of amber by the sea.tap a word ☝
Baltijosyradažnainaudojamaspapuošalųgamyboje.
“Baltijos gintaras yra dažnai naudojamas papuošalų gamyboje.” — Baltic amber is often used in jewelry making.tap a word ☝
Taiyragražus.
“Tai yra gražus gintaras.” — This is a beautiful piece of amber.tap a word ☝
yraLietuvos.
“Gintaras yra Lietuvos simbolis.” — Amber is a symbol of Lithuania.tap a word ☝
The showpiece
All seven shapes of gintaras
Lithuanian nouns change their ending for each case. Here’s gintaras through all seven — the green ending is the moving part.
| Case | Asks | Singular · vienaskaita | Plural · daugiskaita |
|---|---|---|---|
| vardininkasnominative | kas? | gintarasdictionary form | gintarai |
| kilmininkasgenitive | ko? | gintaro | gintarų |
| naudininkasdative | kam? | gintarui | gintarams |
| galininkasaccusative | ką? | gintarą | gintarus |
| įnagininkasinstrumental | kuo? | gintaru | gintarais |
| vietininkaslocative | kur? | gintare | gintaruose |
| šauksmininkasvocative | o! | gintare! | gintarai! |
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