A1 · Iniciante Capítulo 10

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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.

O que você vai aprender

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.

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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

Vocabulário-chave (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)

Erros comuns

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

Wrong: Su draugas
Correto: Su draugu

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

Wrong: Atvažiavau autobusas
Correto: Atvažiavau autobusu

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

Wrong: Kava su cukrus
Correto: Kava su cukrumi

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'.

Continue to: Where are We?

Prática rápida (6)

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

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 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

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:

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

Perguntas comuns (2)

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