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Lithuanian

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Lithuanian
būti
verb
The masculine plural form of the past participle of the verb 'to be'.

“Jie yra buvę namuose.”

They have been at home.

“Tai yra buvę dalykai.”

These are things that have been.

Also means
  1. nominative masculine plural of būtas
  2. been (plural)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Lithuanian
bū́ti[ˈbuːtʲɪ]
verb
The most common verb used to describe existence, identity, or a state of being.

“Aš noriu būti laimingas.”

I want to be happy.

“Noriu būti laimingas.”

I want to be happy.

Also means
  1. to be
  2. to exist
  3. to become

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Lithuanian
-us[ʊs]Appears in an example
suffix
A suffix used in Lithuanian to form a special verb form called a past adverbial participle, showing that an action happened before another action.

“Būti → bùvus”

To be -> having been

Also means
  1. Used to form the past adverbial (padalyvis) participle
  2. past adverbial participle suffix

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Lithuanian
añtiAppears in an example
noun
This is the form used to address someone or something as bosom.

“O, añti mano, kaip gera vėl būti namuose.”

Oh, my bosom, how good it is to be home again.

Also means
  1. vocative singular of añtis (“bosom”)
  2. vocative singular of añtis

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Lithuanian
gẽra[ɡʲɛˈrɐ]Appears in an example
adj
A word used to describe a neutral state or quality.

“Man gera čia būti.”

It is good for me to be here.

Also means
  1. neuter of gẽras
  2. good

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Lithuanian
tylà[tʲiːˈlɐ]Appears in an example
noun
The state of being quiet with little or no sound.

“Bibliotekoje turėtų būti visiška tylà.”

There should be complete silence in the library.

Also means
  1. silence

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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