matyti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mat(r)ītei, from Proto-Indo-European *moh₁-, *meh₁- (“endeavour, will, temper”), see also Latin mōs (“will, humour, wont, inclination, mood”), Russian смотреть (smotretʹ, “to watch”), Serbo-Croatian мо̀трити/mòtriti (“to watch”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mɐˈtʲîːtʲɪ]

Verb

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

  1. to see[2]

Conjugation
Conjugation of matyti
singular
(vienaskaita)		 plural
(daugiskaita)
1st person
(pirmasis asmuo)		 2nd person
(antrasis asmuo)		 3rd person
(trečiasis asmuo)		 1st person
(pirmasis asmuo)		 2nd person
(antrasis asmuo)		 3rd person
(trečiasis asmuo)
aš tu jis/ji mes jūs jie/jos
indicative
(tiesioginė
nuosaka)		 present
(esamasis laikas)		 mataũ mataĩ mãto mãtome,
mãtom		 mãtote,
mãtot		 mãto
past
(būtasis kartinis
laikas)		 mačiaũ mateĩ 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
  • regėti

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

(prefixed forms):

See also

Adverb

matýti

  1. (modal) seemingly, apparently, evidently[3]
    Mano tėvas matyt buvo laimingas. ― My father was seemingly happy.

Usage notes

Usually shortened to matýt when used in this sense.

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