matyti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mat(r)ītei, from Proto-Indo-European *met- (“to cut, measure”), with semantic shift "to measure" > "to notice" > "to watch". Cognate with Proto-Slavic *motrìti (“to look at, watch”), *mětiti (“to mark, notice”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɐˈtʲîːtʲɪ]

Verb

matýti (third-person present tense mãto, third-person past tense mãtė)

  1. to see[3]

Conjugation

Conjugation of matyti
singular vienaskaita plural daugiskaita
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
aš tu jis/ji mes jūs jie/jos
indicative
tiesioginė
nuosaka
 present
esamasis laikas
 mataũ matai̇̃ mãto mãtome,
mãtom 		mãtote,
mãtot 		mãto
past
būtasis kartinis
laikas
 mačiaũ matei̇̃ 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

Derived terms

  • (adverb) bematant
nouns derived from matyti
  • mãtymas m (verbal noun)
  • matýtojas m, matýtoja f
adjectives derived from matyti
verbs derived from matyti

(prefixed forms):

See also

Adverb

matýti

  1. (modal) seemingly, apparently, evidently[4]
    Màno tė́vas matýt bùvo laimi̇̀ngas. ― My father was seemingly happy.

Usage notes

Usually shortened to matýt when used in this sense.

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 307
  2. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 327. →ISBN
  3. ^ “matyti” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
  4. ^ Vytautas Ambrazas (2006) Lithuanian Grammar, 2nd revised edition, →ISBN, pages 376, 686
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