Dalyvavs

Dalyvavs is a form found in Lithuanian, derived from the verb dalyvauti, which means to participate. In linguistic discussion, dalyvauti is treated as the base from which various inflected forms are built, including those that express time, modality, or relation to other events. Dalyvavs itself is not a standalone dictionary entry for a common noun or name; rather, it represents a specific inflected form used within the language’s verb system.

In Lithuanian grammar, verbs undergo complex inflection to indicate tense, aspect, mood, voice, and participant number. Forms related to participation, such as dalyvavęs or dalyvavęs, appear as participles meaning “having participated” or as finite verb forms related to participation in future or dependent clauses. Dalyvavs is typically described in reference works as one of the inflected possibilities associated with dalyvauti, and its interpretation may vary depending on grammatical analysis or the particular construction in which it occurs. The form is more likely to be discussed in descriptive or reference contexts rather than as a frequently used everyday form.

Usage tends to appear in formal, literary, or studies-focused Lithuanian texts, where precise verbal inflection is important for conveying time and sequence of actions. For learners and writers, the core concept to grasp is that dalyvauti provides the meaning “to participate,” and dalyvavs represents one of its inflected realizations within the broader system of Lithuanian verb forms.

See also: dalyvauti, Lithuanian verb forms, Lithuanian participles.