Numbers with Nouns: Gender and Cases

In Lithuanian, numbers agree with nouns by gender (masculine / feminine) and change according to case. This is an essential topic — you cannot manage without it even at beginner level.

Nominative (Vardininkas) — "how many are there?"

Numbers 1–9 have masculine and feminine forms:

Examples:

• Auditorijoje yra keturi studentai ir šešios studentės. — There are four male students and six female students in the lecture hall.
• Dvi mano seserys gyvena Vilniuje. — Two of my sisters live in Vilnius.

Accusative (Galininkas) — "how many do I have?"

When using turiu (I have), numbers take the accusative form:

Examples:

• Jis turi du brolius. — He has two brothers.
• Aš turiu tris brolius ir penkias seseris. — I have three brothers and five sisters.

Genitive with 10–19 and the tens (Kilmininkas)

A key rule that often causes confusion:

Examples:

• Dvylika eurų (12) — twelve euros
• Trisdešimt vienas euras (31) — thirty-one euros
• Dešimt eurų penkiasdešimt centų — ten euros fifty cents

Prices (Kainų skaitymas)

Prices follow the same pattern:

How to ask: Kiek kainuoja? — How much does it cost?