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Unlock the power of connection by learning how to describe companions and transport in Lithuanian.

  • Identify the Instrumental case endings for basic nouns.
  • Combine the preposition 'su' with people and objects.
  • Describe how you travel using different means of transport.
Connect with people and travel with ease.

तुम क्या सीखोगे

Introduction to the Instrumental case (Įnagininkas). Learn how to express 'with' and describe means of transport.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: describe who you are with and what transport you use to get to work or school.

टिप्स और ट्रिक्स (1)

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Check the ending

Always look at the noun's ending after 'su'. If it's the same as the nominative, you might be wrong!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Su' (With) and the Instrumental

मुख्य शब्दावली (6)

su with draugas friend (male) autobusas bus traukinys train kava coffee cukrus sugar

Real-World Preview

bus

Meeting at the Station

Review Summary

  • su + noun (ending in -u, -iu, -e)

सामान्य गलतियाँ

The preposition 'su' requires the Instrumental case, not the Nominative.

Wrong: Su draugas
सही: Su draugu

Means of transport must be in the Instrumental case to show how you traveled.

Wrong: Atvažiavau autobusas
सही: Atvažiavau autobusu

Remember to inflect the noun after 'su' regardless of the object.

Wrong: Kava su cukrus
सही: Kava su cukrumi

इस अध्याय के नियम (1)

Next Steps

You've mastered the Instrumental! Keep this momentum going as we head into location-based grammar.

Translate 5 sentences about your commute using 'su'.

त्वरित अभ्यास (6)

Fill in the correct Instrumental form.

Einu su ___ (draugas).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: draugu
Masculine -as becomes -u.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Su' (With) and the Instrumental

Correct the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Jis dirba su komanda.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Jis dirba su komanda
Already correct.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Su' (With) and the Instrumental

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Su mama
Feminine -a stays -a in Instrumental.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Su' (With) and the Instrumental

Choose the correct adjective agreement.

Su ___ draugu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: geru
Adjective must match the noun's case.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Su' (With) and the Instrumental

Fill in the correct plural form.

Einu su ___ (draugai).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: draugais
Plural Instrumental is -ais.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Su' (With) and the Instrumental

Correct the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Valgau su šaukštas.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Valgau su šaukštu
Instrumental is required.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Using 'Su' (With) and the Instrumental

Score: /6

सामान्य प्रश्न (2)

Yes, it always requires the Instrumental case.
Some nouns, like 'mama', have the same form in Nominative and Instrumental.