Dalykai

Dalykai is a common Lithuanian noun whose singular form is dalykas and plural form is dalykai. The word covers a broad range of meanings, including concrete objects, matters, issues, and topics. In everyday language dalykai can refer to tangible items (for example, lists of things to do) as well as to abstract subjects or problems that require discussion or decision. The sense often depends on context, with dalykas used for a particular thing and dalykai used when speaking about several items or topics.

In the field of education, dalykas frequently denotes a school subject or discipline within the curriculum. Students study various dalykai, such as matematika (mathematics), lietuvių kalba (Lithuanian language), istorija (history), and gamtos mokslai (natural sciences). In this context, dalykas carries the meaning of a distinct area of knowledge or study rather than a physical object.

Grammatically, dalykas is masculine, and its plural dalykai follows regular Lithuanian noun inflection. The word is versatile in collocations, appearing in phrases like „dalykai, kuriuos reikia išspręsti“ (matters that need to be resolved) or „dalykai ir reikalai“ (things and affairs), illustrating its utility across practical, educational, and discourse settings.

Overall, dalykai functions as a flexible term in Lithuanian, capable of naming items, topics, or subjects depending on the context, while dalykas remains its core singular form.