Naujiems

Naujiems is a Lithuanian grammatical form used to express the recipient or beneficiary in the dative plural. It is the dative plural form of the adjective naujas, meaning “new,” and it is used to modify masculine or neuter nouns in contexts referring to “the new ones” or “to the new ones.” The form is common in formal, educational, and organizational language, where actions, programs, or information are directed toward a group described as newcomers.

In usage, naujiems appears with nouns in the dative plural such as studentams, gyventojams, and darbuotojams. For example, naujiems studentams skirta orientacija translates to “orientation for the new students,” and naujiems gyventojams teikiama informacija means “information provided to the new residents.” The construction highlights the beneficiary group rather than the action itself, aligning with Lithuanian grammar where adjectives agree with the noun they modify.

Gender and number variations accompany naujiems. The feminine counterpart for nearby feminine nouns would be naujioms, while masculine or neuter plural forms use naujiems. This system allows speakers to tailor phrases to different groups of newcomers (people, groups, or even inanimate but personified entities) by adjusting the noun and its associated adjective accordingly.

The term naujiems is primarily a grammatical form rather than a standalone concept. It appears most often in instructional materials, policy texts, and sentences describing services or programs aimed at new entrants. See also: naujas (new), naujioms (feminine dative plural).