kai kas

Meaning

someone, something (in particular)

Example

Someone told me an interesting piece of news today.

A way to remember it

kai + kas "who, what": someone in particular. Same series: kai kur "in some places", kai kada "sometimes".

More words at level B1

• kantrus patient
• karas war
• kas nors someone, something (anyone, anything)
• kasmetinis annual, yearly (recurring)
• kaspinas ribbon, bow (made of fabric)
• kažkada once, at some point
• kažkaip somehow, in some way
• kažkoks some kind of, some

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