Daiktams

Daiktams is a form of the Lithuanian noun daiktas, meaning objects or things. Specifically, daiktams is the dative plural form, used to mark the indirect object or beneficiary in a sentence. In Lithuanian, the dative case serves in contexts where actions are directed toward recipients, beneficiaries, or targets of an activity.

Grammatically, daiktas belongs to the masculine noun group, and the plural dative form is formed as daiktams. This form contrasts with other plural cases such as daiktų (genitive plural) and daiktus (accusative plural). The daiktams ending signals that multiple objects are the recipients or beneficiaries of an action or are intended for those objects.

Semantically, daiktams emphasizes the recipients or purposes related to the objects. It is a common feature in both everyday speech and formal writing when specifying who benefits from an action or for whom something is intended or allocated.

Etymology and usage notes: The word daiktas is a basic Lithuanian noun for “object” or “thing,” and daiktams is its standard inflection for the dative plural. This form is part of the broader Baltic linguistic heritage and follows regular Lithuanian noun declension patterns.

See also: daiktas; Lithuanian grammar; dative case.