Gyvensiu

Gyvensiu is the first-person singular future tense form of the Lithuanian verb gyventi, meaning to live. In English, it is typically translated as "I will live" or "I shall live." The form exemplifies how Lithuanian marks person and tense directly on the verb, with gyvensiu derived from the stem gyvent- plus the future ending -siu.

Grammar and usage

Gyventi belongs to the Lithuanian verb class that forms the future with a concise suffix attached to the verb stem. Gyvensiu is used to state a future residence, a future state of being, or a general intention to live somewhere or in a particular way. The subject pronoun is often omitted in everyday speech because the verb ending already indicates the person.

Examples

Aš gyvensiu Lietuvoje po metų. (I will live in Lithuania after a year.)

Jis sakė, kad gyvensiu ten, kur sutiksiu draugų. (He said I will live there where I meet friends.)

In literary contexts, gyvensiu can convey resolve or commitment to a future path.

Relationship to related forms

Other persons are expressed with different endings of the same stem, such as tu gyvensi (you will live) and jis/ji gyvens (he/she will live). Gyvensiu is part of a broader system of Lithuanian verb conjugation that marks tense and person directly on the verb.

See also

Lithuanian language; Lithuanian verb conjugation; gyventi (to live).