Kambaryje

Kambaryje is the locative case form of the Lithuanian noun kambarys, meaning room. It denotes location and is used to say that something or someone is located inside or within a room. As a locative form, kambaryje answers questions about where something is, rather than where it is moving to.

In usage, kambaryje often appears with the verb būti (yra, buvo) or with other stative predicates. Examples include: "Kambaryje yra stalas" (There is a table in the room) and "Kambaryje tylu" (It is quiet in the room). The locative indicates location without direction. For movement toward a room, other forms and cases are used, such as "į kambarį" (to the room), which uses the accusative case.

The plural locative form of kambarys is kambariuose, used to describe locations within multiple rooms or in a collective sense, e.g., "Kambariuose buvo šurmulys" (There was bustle in the rooms).

Etymology and form: kambaryje is formed from the base noun kambarys (room) with the locative suffix -je, typical for masculine nouns in Lithuanian. The word exemplifies Lithuanian noun inflection, where the locative conveys location rather than direction.

See also: Lithuanian grammar, Locative case, Noun inflection in Lithuanian.