Lithuanian Numbers and Nouns

Vocabulary flashcards covering Lithuanian cardinal numbers, gender agreement, and plural or genitive noun cases.

1 (one)

vienas (masc) / viena (fem); agrees with noun gender.

2 (two)

du (masc) / dvi (fem); e.g., du vyrai, dvi knygos.

3 (three)

trys; e.g., trys vyrai, trys knygos.

4 (four)

keturi (masc) / keturios (fem); e.g., keturi vyrai, keturios knygos.

5 (five)

penki (masc) / penkios (fem); e.g., penki vyrai, penkios knygos.

Nouns after 2, 3, and 4

Countable nouns are used in a plural form (e.g., du namai, trys namai, keturi namai).

Nouns after 5 and higher numbers

The noun commonly takes genitive plural (e.g., dešimt obuolių).

dvi knygos

Two books (feminine noun).

du vyrai

Two men (masculine noun).

trys obuoliai

Three apples (plural).

penki obuoliai

Five apples.

dešimt obuolių

Ten apples (genitive plural after 10).

Behavior of 'one' (vienas / viena)

Behaves like an adjective and agrees with the noun in gender and case (e.g., vienas vyras, viena knyga).

vieną knygą

Accusative form of 'viena knyga', where both the numeral/adjective and the noun show accusative case.

vieną namą

Accusative form of 'vienas namas', where both the numeral/adjective and the noun show accusative case.

Aš turiu dvi knygas.

Translation for 'I have two books', featuring the accusative object 'dvi knygas'.