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Lithuanian Grammar → Cases and Prepositions → Nominative and Accusative Cases

As a Lithuanian language teacher with 20 years of experience, I strongly believe that mastering cases and prepositions is essential for anyone looking to speak Lithuanian fluently. In this lesson, we will focus on the two most common cases: the nominative and accusative cases.

Nominative Case

The nominative case is used when you want to indicate the subject of a sentence. Here are some examples:

Lithuanian	Pronunciation	English
Jonė	yo-NEH	Jonė
vaikas	VAI-kas	child
eina	EH-na	is walking
mokykloje	mo-KUHK-loh-yeh	at school
pamoka	pah-MOH-kah	lesson
prasideda	prah-SEE-deh-dah	starts

As you can see from this example, the nominative case is used to indicate the subject of a sentence. In this case, Jonė is the subject and the verb eina (is walking) agrees with it.

Accusative Case

The accusative case is used when you want to indicate the direct object of a sentence. Here are some examples:

Lithuanian	Pronunciation	English
Jonę	yo-NEH	Jonė
vaikas	VAI-kas	child
mato	MAH-toh	sees
mokykloje	mo-KUHK-loh-yeh	at school
pamoką	pah-MOH-kah	lesson
baigia	BAI-gyah	finishes

As you can see from this example, the accusative case is used to indicate the direct object of a sentence. In this case, vaikas (child) is the direct object and is being seen by the subject. The ending -ą is used to mark the accusative case in Lithuanian.

Table of Contents - Lithuanian Course - 0 to A1

• Course Presentation

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Introduction to Lithuanian

• Alphabet and Pronunciation
• Basic Sentence Structure

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Greetings and Introductions

• Common Greetings
• Introducing Yourself

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Nouns and Pronouns

• Noun Gender and Declension
• Personal Pronouns

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Numbers and Time

• Numbers 1-100
• Telling Time

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Verbs and Tenses

• Present Tense
• Past Tense

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Food and Dining

• Common Foods
• Dining Out

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Adjectives and Adverbs

• Describing People and Things
• Comparatives and Superlatives

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Travel and Transportation

• Modes of Transportation
• Asking for Directions

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Prepositions and Conjunctions

• Common Prepositions
• Connecting Ideas

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Shopping and Services

• Shopping Vocabulary
• Banking and Postal Services

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Lithuanian Traditions and Customs

• Holidays and Celebrations
• Traditional Cuisine

Related Lessons

• Future Tense
• How to Use Be
• Nouns
• Adjectives
• Gendered Nouns
• Word Order
• Plurals
• 0 to A1 Course
• Pronouns
• Questions