kęsti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷendʰ-. Cognate with Latvian cìest, Old Irish césaid, probably Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō, be ill, suffer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʲæ̌ːsʲ.tʲɪ/

Verb

kę̃sti (third-person present tense keñčia, third-person past tense keñtė)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to feel discomfort; to suffer
    Synonym: kentėti
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to have patience
    Synonym: tverti
  3. (transitive) to tolerate
    Synonym: toleruoti

Conjugation

Conjugation of kęsti
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 kenčiù kenti̇̀ keñčia keñčiame,
keñčiam
keñčiate,
keñčiat
keñčia
past kenčiaũ kentei̇̃ keñtė keñtėme,
keñtėm
keñtėte,
keñtėt
keñtė
past frequentative kę̃sdavau kę̃sdavai kę̃sdavo kę̃sdavome,
kę̃sdavom
kę̃sdavote,
kę̃sdavot
kę̃sdavo
future kę̃siu kę̃si kę̃s kę̃sime,
kę̃sim
kę̃site,
kę̃sit
kę̃s
subjunctive kę̃sčiau kę̃stum kę̃stų kę̃stumėme,
kę̃stumėm,
kę̃stume
kę̃stumėte,
kę̃stumėt
kę̃stų
imperative kę̃sk,
kę̃ski
tekeñčia kę̃skime,
kę̃skim
kę̃skite,
kę̃skit
tekeñčia
Participles of kęsti
adjectival (dalyviai)
active passive
present keñčiąs, keñčiantis keñčiomas
past keñtęs kę̃stas
past frequentative kę̃sdavęs
future kę̃siąs, kę̃siantis kę̃simas
participle of necessity kę̃stinas
adverbial
special pusdalyvis kę̃sdamas
half-participle present keñčiant
past keñtus
past frequentative kę̃sdavus
future kę̃siant
manner of action būdinys kęstè, kęstinai

Derived terms

See also

  • kentėti

References

  • kęsti”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.