Lithuanian Prepositions and Cases

Vocabulary flashcards reviewing Lithuanian prepositions, the cases they govern, sample translations, and noun cases.

į

A Lithuanian preposition meaning 'to/into' (a destination) that controls the Accusative case (e.g., į mokyklą, į parduotuvę).

iš

A Lithuanian preposition meaning 'from/out of' that controls the Genitive case (e.g., iš namo, iš mokyklos).

nuo

A Lithuanian preposition meaning 'from/off' that controls the Genitive case (e.g., nuo stalo = from the table).

prie

A Lithuanian preposition meaning 'at/by/near' that controls the Genitive case (e.g., prie namo = by/near the house).

be

A Lithuanian preposition meaning 'without' that controls the Genitive case (e.g., be cukraus = without sugar).

su

A Lithuanian preposition meaning 'with' that controls the Instrumental case (e.g., su draugu = with a friend).

apie

A Lithuanian preposition meaning 'about' that controls the Accusative case (e.g., apie muziką = about music).

Aš einu į parduotuvę.

Lithuanian phrase for 'I am going to the shop.', using the preposition į with the Accusative case.

Aš ateinu iš parduotuvės.

Lithuanian phrase for 'I am coming from the shop.', using the preposition iš with the Genitive case.

Aš esu prie namo.

Lithuanian phrase for 'I am near the house.', using the preposition prie with the Genitive case.

Aš esu su savo draugu.

Lithuanian phrase for 'I am with my friend.', using the preposition su with the Instrumental case.

Aš geriu kavą be cukraus.

Lithuanian phrase for 'I drink coffee without sugar.', using the preposition be with the Genitive case.

Mes kalbame apie filmą.

Lithuanian phrase for 'We are talking about the film.', using the preposition apie with the Accusative case.

į namą

The transformed Accusative case form of namas after the preposition į.

iš namo

The transformed Genitive case form of namas after the preposition iš.

su draugu

The transformed Instrumental case form of draugas after the preposition su.

be kavos

The transformed Genitive case form of kava after the preposition be.