tvirtinti

Lithuanian

Etymology

From tvirtas (firm, tough) +‎ -inti.

Verb

tvi̇̀rtinti (third-person present tense tvi̇̀rtina, third-person past tense tvi̇̀rtino)

  1. to strengthen, fasten, fix
  2. to strengthen (non-physically)
  3. to claim, affirm, insist
  4. to certify
  5. to ratify

Conjugation

Conjugation of tvirtinti
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 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
Participles of tvirtinti
adjectival (dalyviai)
active passive
present tvi̇̀rtinąs, tvi̇̀rtinantis tvi̇̀rtinamas
past tvi̇̀rtinęs tvi̇̀rtintas
past frequentative tvi̇̀rtindavęs
future tvi̇̀rtinsiąs, tvi̇̀rtinsiantis tvi̇̀rtinsimas
participle of necessity tvi̇̀rtintinas
adverbial
special pusdalyvis tvi̇̀rtindamas
half-participle present tvi̇̀rtinant
past tvi̇̀rtinus
past frequentative tvi̇̀rtindavus
future tvi̇̀rtinsiant
manner of action būdinys tvi̇̀rtinte, tvi̇̀rtintinai

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