Aktyvius

Aktyvius is the accusative plural masculine form of the Lithuanian adjective aktyvus, meaning active. It is used to describe masculine animate nouns in the accusative case, for example in phrases such as aktyvius piliečius (active citizens) or aktyvius žmones (active people). The form signals that the described group is the direct object of the verb or part of a predicate.

In Lithuanian, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify for gender, number, and case. The base form for masculine singular nominative is aktyvus, with the corresponding plural nominative form aktyvūs. The accusative plural form, used for direct objects, is active in the masculine as aktyvius, while other case forms exist for different grammatical functions (for example aktyvių in genitive plural, aktyviems in dative plural, and aktyviais in instrumental plural). The exact ending changes with the noun’s case, number, and gender, so aktyvius is one of several inflected variants of the same underlying adjective.

Common usage of aktyvius appears in civic, educational, and social contexts to describe groups expected to take action or participate actively. Examples include political campaigns encouraging aktyvius piliečius to engage in public life, or organizational texts addressing aktyvius studentus in project programs. The term is a standard grammatical form rather than a separate lexical entry with a distinct meaning.

See also: aktyvus, Lithuanian grammar, adjectives in Lithuanian.