tvirtinti
Lithuanian
Etymology
From tvirtas (“firm, tough”) + -inti.
Verb
tvi̇̀rtinti (third-person present tense tvi̇̀rtina, third-person past tense tvi̇̀rtino)
- to strengthen, fasten, fix
- to strengthen (non-physically)
- to claim, affirm, insist
- to certify
- to ratify
Conjugation
| 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 | present | tvi̇̀rtinu | tvi̇̀rtini | tvi̇̀rtina | tvi̇̀rtiname, tvi̇̀rtinam |
tvi̇̀rtinate, tvi̇̀rtinat |
tvi̇̀rtina | |
| past | tvi̇̀rtinau | tvi̇̀rtinai | tvi̇̀rtino | tvi̇̀rtinome, tvi̇̀rtinom |
tvi̇̀rtinote, tvi̇̀rtinot |
tvi̇̀rtino | ||
| past frequentative | tvi̇̀rtindavau | tvi̇̀rtindavai | tvi̇̀rtindavo | tvi̇̀rtindavome, tvi̇̀rtindavom |
tvi̇̀rtindavote, tvi̇̀rtindavot |
tvi̇̀rtindavo | ||
| future | tvi̇̀rtinsiu | tvi̇̀rtinsi | tvi̇̀rtins | tvi̇̀rtinsime, tvi̇̀rtinsim |
tvi̇̀rtinsite, tvi̇̀rtinsit |
tvi̇̀rtins | ||
| subjunctive | tvi̇̀rtinčiau | tvi̇̀rtintum, tvi̇̀rtintumei |
tvi̇̀rtintų | tvi̇̀rtintumėme, tvi̇̀rtintumėm, tvi̇̀rtintume |
tvi̇̀rtintumėte, tvi̇̀rtintumėt |
tvi̇̀rtintų | ||
| imperative | — | tvi̇̀rtink, tvi̇̀rtinki |
tetvi̇̀rtina, tetvi̇̀rtinie |
tvi̇̀rtinkime, tvi̇̀rtinkim |
tvi̇̀rtinkite, tvi̇̀rtinkit |
tetvi̇̀rtina, tetvi̇̀rtinie | ||
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Further reading
- “tvirtinti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “tvirtinti”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025