Atsakytas

Atsakytas is a Lithuanian adjective formed as the past passive participle of the verb atsakyti, meaning to answer or to reply. It denotes that something has already received an answer or response and is used to describe objects, inquiries, documents, or statements that have been addressed.

Etymology and form: Atsakytas comes from atsakyti, which in turn is built from the root sakyti (to say) with the prefix at-. As a participle, it behaves like a standard Lithuanian adjective and agrees with the noun in gender and number, producing forms that correspond to masculine, feminine, and plural usage in context.

Usage: The term is common in formal, administrative, and journalistic language when it is important to indicate that a matter has been responded to. It is typically used before or after the noun it modifies, for example: atsakytas klausimas (the question that has been answered), atsakyta žinutė (the message that has been replied to), or atsakytas laiškas (the letter that has been answered).

Examples and nuance: Atsakytas conveys a completed action and can emphasize the state of having received a reply rather than the content of the reply itself. In everyday language, speakers may also use simpler phrases such as “atsakyta” for feminine nouns or related constructions, depending on the noun’s gender and the sentence.

See also: Related terms include atsakyti (to answer) and atsakymas (an answer). These connections place atsakytas within the broader set of Lithuanian verbs and forms describing responses and communications.