Atsakysi

Atsakysi is a Lithuanian verb form representing the second-person singular future tense of the verb atsakyti, meaning to answer or to reply. It denotes that the subject is "tu" (you, informal) and that the action will take place in the future. For example: Atsakysi į klausimą? means “Will you answer the question?” and Rytoj atsakysi į laiškus means “Tomorrow you will answer the letters.”

Morphology and related forms: The verb atsakyti belongs to the group of Lithuanian verbs formed with the prefix at- plus the root sak-, related to sakyti (to say). The second-person singular future ending is -ysi, yielding atsakysi. Other future forms include atsakysiu (first person singular), atsakysi (second person singular), atsakys (third person singular), atsakysime (first person plural), atsakysite (second person plural), and atsakys (third person plural). The present tense forms differ (e.g., aš atsakau, tu atsakai).

Usage and context: Atsakysi is used in direct reference to a future action by the addressed person. It appears in questions, statements about expected actions, or in clauses of conditional or reported speech. It is common in both spoken and written Lithuanian.

Etymology and related terms: The infinitive atsakyti comes from atsakyti with the prefix at-, signaling a completed or reciprocal action, and is semantically linked to sakyti (to say). Related nouns include atsakymas (an answer, a reply) and related verbs such as atsakyti, atsakymo forms.

See also: atsakyti, atsakymas, sakyti, Lithuanian verb conjugation.