bandyti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Per Smoczyński, related to besti (to stick in), implying the notion of probing (i.e. trying) something by the means of pricking.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɐn̪ʲˈd̪ʲîː.t̪ʲɪ/

Verb

bandýti (third-person present tense bañdo, third-person past tense bañdė)

  1. to try, attempt[2]
    Tòmas bañdė išláužti duri̇̀s.Tomas tried to break the door down.
    bandai̇̃ manè papir̃kti?Are you attempting to bribe me?
  2. to test, experiment; to examine

Conjugation

Conjugation of bandyti
singular vienaskaita plural daugiskaita
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
tu jis/ji mes jūs jie/jos
indicative present bandaũ bandai̇̃ bañdo bañdome,
bañdom
bañdote,
bañdot
bañdo
past bandžiaũ bandei̇̃ bañdė bañdėme,
bañdėm
bañdėte,
bañdėt
bañdė
past frequentative bandýdavau bandýdavai bandýdavo bandýdavome,
bandýdavom
bandýdavote,
bandýdavot
bandýdavo
future bandýsiu bandýsi bandỹs bandýsime,
bandýsim
bandýsite,
bandýsit
bandỹs
subjunctive bandýčiau bandýtum,
bandýtumei
bandýtų bandýtumėme,
bandýtumėm,
bandýtume
bandýtumėte,
bandýtumėt
bandýtų
imperative bandýk,
bandýki
tebañdo,
tebañdai
bandýkime,
bandýkim
bandýkite,
bandýkit
tebañdo,
tebañdai
Participles of bandyti
adjectival (dalyviai)
active passive
present bañdąs, bañdantis bañdomas
past bañdęs bandýtas
past frequentative bandýdavęs
future bandýsiąs, bandýsiantis bandýsimas
participle of necessity bandýtinas
adverbial
special pusdalyvis bandýdamas
half-participle present bañdant
past bañdžius
past frequentative bandýdavus
future bandýsiant
manner of action būdinys bandýte, bandýtinai

Synonyms

Derived terms

(Nouns)

(Verbs)

  • išbandyti

See also

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN