Pagrindu

Pagrindu is a Lithuanian grammatical form that functions as the instrumental singular of the noun pagrindas, meaning basis or foundation. As an instrumental form, pagrindu is used in constructions that express the ground, justification, or point of departure for a statement, decision, or action. The term is commonly found in formal writing, such as policy documents, legal texts, and academic prose, where it helps specify the rationale or evidence underlying something.

Morphology and related forms: the underlying noun is pagrindas. Its declined forms include pagrindas (nominative), pagrindo (genitive), pagrindui (dative), pagrindą (accusative), pagrindu (instrumental), and pagrinde (locative). Thus, pagrindu represents one key case form used in specific syntactic contexts to denote basis or foundation.

Usage notes: pagrindu is typically employed in phrases that denote the grounds for a claim or action, often in combination with verbs or prepositions that govern instrumental or related sense. In English translations, this sense is frequently rendered as “on the basis of” or “on grounds of.” Its use is more common in written, formal, or technical language than in everyday speech.

Etymology: pagrindu is derived from pagrindas, meaning basis or foundation, with the instrumental suffix -u marking the case form.

See also: pagrindas, basis, foundation, Lithuanian grammar, instrumental case.