Baigta

Baigta is a Lithuanian word that functions as the feminine singular past passive participle of the verb baigti, meaning to finish or to complete. It marks a completed action and is used either as an adjective describing a noun or in predicative constructions with a form of būti (to be). The corresponding masculine form is baigtas, and the form must agree with the noun in gender and number.

In usage, baigta can appear as an attribute, for example with a feminine noun such as knyga (book): baigta knyga would be understood as the finished book. It also appears in predicative clauses with a past tense auxiliary: Knyga buvo baigta (The book was finished). Because Lithuanian participles agree with the noun, the masculine form baigtas would be used with masculine subjects (e.g., darbas buvo baigtas).

Baigta is common in formal writing, reports, summaries, and other contexts where the completed state of an action or object needs to be conveyed succinctly. It is part of a broader set of past passive participles used to express completed actions, alongside related forms such as baigtas (masc.) and other gender-number variants.

Examples:

- Darbas buvo baigtas. (The work was finished.)

- Užduotis baigta. (The task is finished.)

- Knyga, baigta prieš mėnesį, sulaukė dėmesio. (The book, finished a month ago, attracted attention.)

Etymology: baigta is formed from the verb baigti with the past passive participle suffix -ta, reflecting its role as a completed-action descriptor.