Gyvenate

Gyvenate is a Lithuanian verb form meaning “you (plural) live” or “you are living” in the present tense. It is derived from the basic verb gyventi, “to live,” and represents the second-person plural, present indicative form.

Grammatical notes

In Lithuanian, gyventi is conjugated in the present tense as: aš gyvenu, tu gyveni, jis/ji gyvena, mes gyvename, jūs gyvenate, jie gyvena. The form gyvenate is used when addressing two or more people, indicating a current state or ongoing action of living. Lithuanian distinguishes person and number through endings, with -ate signaling the second-person plural in this verb class.

Usage

Gyvenate appears in everyday statements about residence or ongoing conditions. Examples include: Jūs gyvenate Lietuvoje. (You live in Lithuania.) Jūs gyvenate kartu su šeima. (You live together with your family.) It can also form questions: Jūs gyvenate čia? (Do you live here?)

Etymology and related forms

Gyvenate comes from the infinitive gyventi. Related nouns and derivatives include gyvenimas (life), gyvenimo (genitive of life), and related verbal forms such as aš gyvenu, tu gyveni, mes gyvename, jie gyvena, which together constitute the present tense paradigm of gyventi. The root gyven- carries the core meaning related to living or existing.

See also

gyventi (to live)

gyvenimas (life)

Lithuanian verb conjugation

Notes

Gyvenate functions as a standard present-tense form for addressing multiple people and appears in formal and informal contexts without a separate formal address distinct from informal in this verb paradigm.