This is the 514th most frequent Lithuanian word.
krizės
"Crisis" (plural form).
In this sentence, 'krizės' is used as a genitive singular form of the noun 'krizė' to describe the type of the phrase 'economic crisis', indicating possession or relation.
Ekonominės krizės metu daugelis žmonių neteko darbo.
During the economic crisis, many people lost their jobs.
Here, 'krizės' is also in its singular genitive form, describing the context or type of situations being discussed — crisis situations.
Mes mokomės, kaip valdyti krizės situacijas.
We are learning how to manage crisis situations.
In this example, 'krizės' is in its plural nominative form, referring to multiple crises that are the subject of the sentence.