Gydytoju

Gydytoju is the instrumental singular form of the Lithuanian noun gydytojas, which means doctor. In Lithuanian, the instrumental case marks the means or accompaniment of an action, so gydytoju appears in contexts such as conversations or activities performed with or by a doctor. It is not a base form, but a grammatical form used within sentences.

In the standard declension of a masculine, first-declension noun, gydytojas has several forms: nominative gydytojas, genitive gydytojo, dative gydytojui, accusative gydytoją, instrumental gydytoju, locative gydytoje. In plural, forms include gydytojai (nominative), gydytojų (genitive), gydytojams (dative), gydytojus (accusative), gydytojais (instrumental). The word gydytoju specifically appears when describing an action performed with or by a doctor in the instrumental sense.

Usage examples include Su gydytoju kalbėjau apie simptomus. (I spoke with a doctor about the symptoms.) Gydytojo nuomonė buvo svarbi diagnozei nustatyti. (The doctor’s opinion was important for determining the diagnosis.) Gydymo planas buvo parengtas su gydytoju. (The treatment plan was prepared with the doctor.)

Related terms are gydytojas (doctor) and gydytojo (genitive singular), gydytojų (genitive plural). The form gydytoju is one of several inflected variants used to express grammatical relationships in Lithuanian sentences, reflecting the language’s rich case system.

See also: gydytojas, gydytojo, gydytojų.