naršyti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Related to neršti (to spawn (of fish)). Semantic development was likely "multitude of fish swimming downstream" → "ransack" → "rummage" → "browse". There is also a sense "to be angry" of neršti, but this is from a different etymology.

Verb

naršýti (third-person present tense nar̃šo, third-person past tense nar̃šė)

  1. to ransack, rummage
  2. to browse

Conjugation

Conjugation of naršyti
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 naršaũ naršai̇̃ nar̃šo nar̃šome,
nar̃šom
nar̃šote,
nar̃šot
nar̃šo
past naršiaũ naršei̇̃ nar̃šė nar̃šėme,
nar̃šėm
nar̃šėte,
nar̃šėt
nar̃šė
past frequentative naršýdavau naršýdavai naršýdavo naršýdavome,
naršýdavom
naršýdavote,
naršýdavot
naršýdavo
future naršýsiu naršýsi naršỹs naršýsime,
naršýsim
naršýsite,
naršýsit
naršỹs
subjunctive naršýčiau naršýtum,
naršýtumei
naršýtų naršýtumėme,
naršýtumėm,
naršýtume
naršýtumėte,
naršýtumėt
naršýtų
imperative naršýk,
naršýki
tenar̃šo,
tenar̃šai
naršýkime,
naršýkim
naršýkite,
naršýkit
tenar̃šo,
tenar̃šai
Participles of naršyti
adjectival (dalyviai)
active passive
present nar̃šąs, nar̃šantis nar̃šomas
past nar̃šęs naršýtas
past frequentative naršýdavęs
future naršýsiąs, naršýsiantis naršýsimas
participle of necessity naršýtinas
adverbial
special pusdalyvis naršýdamas
half-participle present nar̃šant
past nar̃šius
past frequentative naršýdavus
future naršýsiant
manner of action būdinys naršýte, naršýtinai

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