Atviruoju

Atviruoju is the instrumental singular masculine form of the Lithuanian adjective atviras, meaning open, frank, or transparent. In grammar it functions to describe the manner or means by which an action is performed, usually in formal or literary prose. As a declined form, atviruoju appears with masculine nouns in the instrumental case; feminine and neuter forms exist with their respective endings, following standard Lithuanian declension.

Usage and context

The form is typically used to indicate how something is done, emphasizing openness or transparency as a methodological characteristic. It is more common in written or formal language than in everyday speech, where adverbs such as atvirai (openly) or other constructions might be preferred. The expression often appears in phrases like "atviruoju būdu" (in an open manner) or in legal, academic, or stylistic contexts where the manner of action is foregrounded.

Relation to other forms

Atviruoju is part of a broader system of inflected adjectives in Lithuanian. Depending on gender and case, other forms of the same adjective will appear (for example, feminine instrumental forms). The choice between atviruoju and other expressions of openness depends on syntactic requirements and stylistic aims.

Examples

A possible usage is: Jis atsakė atviruoju būdu, nurodydamas visus faktus. This illustrates describing the manner of speech as open or frank within a formal sentence.

See also

Open language usage; Lithuanian grammar; adverbial expressions for openness.