matyti
Lithuanian
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mat(r)-, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁-, *meh₁- (“endeavour, will, temper”), see also Latin mōs (“will, humour, wont, inclination, mood”), Russian смотреть (smotretʹ, “to watch”), Serbo-Croatian мо̀трити/mòtriti (“to watch”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
matýti (third-person present tense mãto, third-person past tense mãtė)
Conjugation
Conjugation of matyti
| singular (vienaskaita) |
plural (daugiskaita) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person (pirmasis asmuo) |
2nd person (antrasis asmuo) |
3rd person (trečiasis asmuo) |
1st person (pirmasis asmuo) |
2nd person (antrasis asmuo) |
3rd person (trečiasis asmuo) | |||
| aš | tu | jis/ji | mes | jūs | jie/jos | |||
| indicative (tiesioginė nuosaka) |
present (esamasis laikas) |
mataũ | mataĩ | mãto | mãtome, mãtom |
mãtote, mãtot |
mãto | |
| past (būtasis kartinis laikas) |
mačiaũ | mateĩ | mãtė | mãtėme, mãtėm |
mãtėte, mãtėt |
mãtė | ||
| past frequentative (būtasis dažninis laikas) |
matýdavau | matýdavai | matýdavo | matýdavome, matýdavom |
matýdavote, matýdavot |
matýdavo | ||
| future (būsimasis laikas) |
matýsiu | matýsi | matýs | matýsime, matýsim |
matýsite, matýsit |
matýs | ||
| subjunctive (tariamoji nuosaka) |
matýčiau | matýtum, matýtumei |
matýtų | matýtumėme, matýtumėm, matýtume |
matýtumėte, matýtumėt |
matýtų | ||
| imperative (liepiamoji nuosaka) |
— | matýk, matýki |
temãto, temãtai |
matýkime, matýkim |
matýkite, matýkit |
temãto, temãtai | ||
Participles of matyti
| Adjectival (dalyviai) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| active | passive | ||
| present | mãtąs, mãtantis | mãtomas | |
| past | mãtęs | matýtas | |
| past frequentative | matýdavęs | — | |
| future | matýsiąs, matýsiantis | matýsimas | |
| participle of necessity | — | matýtinas | |
| Adverbial | |||
| special (pusdalyvis) | matýdamas | ||
| half-participle (padalyviai) |
present | mãtant | |
| past | mãčius | ||
| past frequentative | matýdavus | ||
| future | matýsiant | ||
| manner of action (būdinys) | matýte, matýtinai | ||
Synonyms
Related terms
Derived terms
- (adverb) bematant
See also
Adverb
matýti
- (modal) seemingly, apparently, evidently[3]
- Mano tėvas matyt buvo laimingas. ― My father was seemingly happy.
Usage notes
Usually shortened to matýt when used in this sense.
References
- ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 327. →ISBN
- ^ “matyti” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
- ^ Vytautas Ambrazas (2006) Lithuanian Grammar, 2nd revised edition, →ISBN, pages 376, 686