Gyvenamosios

Gyvenamosios is a Lithuanian adjective form meaning residential or related to living, and it is used to describe spaces and premises intended for dwelling. The term appears most often in real estate, architecture, and legal language to distinguish living spaces from non-residential ones.

Grammatically, gyvenamosios is the feminine plural nominative form of the adjective derived from the root gyven- (to live). It agrees with feminine plural nouns, for example in phrases like gyvenamosios patalpos, meaning residential premises. The related masculine form is gyvenamasis (as in gyvenamasis namas, a residential house), while the masculine and feminine singular forms are gyvenamasis and gyvenamoji respectively.

In practice, gyvenamosios is commonly paired with nouns such as patalpos (premises), patalpa (premia), namas (house), and apartamentas (apartment) to designate spaces used for living. The opposite term is negyvenamosios, or negyvenamosios patalpos, referring to non-residential or auxiliary spaces such as offices, warehouses, or storage areas. Distinctions between gyvenamosios and negyvenamosios premises appear in housing legislation, tenancy agreements, and zoning classifications, where rights, taxation, safety standards, and permitted use can differ.

Usage examples include real estate descriptions and legal documents that specify the part of a building designated for living. In urban planning, gyvenamosios zones denote areas allocated for housing and related facilities, as opposed to commercial or industrial zones.

See also: negyvenamosios patalpos, housing law, tenancy agreement, residential zoning.