Kartoja

Kartoja is the third-person singular present tense form of the Lithuanian verb kartoti, which means to repeat, recite, or reiterate. It is used when describing a single subject performing a repetition in the present moment.

In everyday use, kartoja functions as a present-time statement about someone repeating words, actions, or questions. Examples include: Jis kartoja žodžius (He repeats the words) and Ji kartoja klausimą (She repeats the question). The form is common in both spoken and written Lithuanian.

Morphology and usage notes: kartoti is an infinitive verb, and kartoja represents the present, indicative, third-person singular. Like other Lithuanian verbs, it governs its objects in the accusative case, so the thing being repeated is typically placed in that form (for example, žodžius, klausimą). The word is not typically used as a noun; it is a conjugated verb form.

Etymology and relationships: kartoti stems from the Lithuanian root kart- related to repetition or recurrence, with the standard -oti infinitive suffix. The word family is part of a broader set of Lithuanian verbs built around the concept of repeating or doing something again.

See also: Lithuanian language; Lithuanian verb conjugation; kartoti (infinitive).