Pasikeitus

Pasikeitus is a Lithuanian non-finite verb form derived from the verb pasikeisti, meaning to change or to undergo a change. It expresses that a change has occurred before the action described in the main clause and is typically translated as having changed or after changing. The form functions as an adverbial participle, often linking clauses to show a temporal, conditional, or causal relationship.

Usage and scope: Pasikeitus is commonly used in written Lithuanian, including formal writing, journalism, and academic prose. It introduces subordinate clauses that specify the state, circumstance, or condition that has changed, for example pasikeitus laikams or pasikeitus situacijai. The construction can appear at the start of a sentence or within a sentence to foreground the prior change that affects the main action.

Relation to other forms: Pasikeisti is the infinitive from which pasikeitas and pasikeitus are derived; pasikeitęs is the related past participle meaning having changed or changed. The pasikeitus form is distinct from forms that express ongoing change or immediate causation, providing a completed-action nuance to the sentence.

Examples:

- Pasikeitus situacijai, įmonė persiorientavo. (With the situation having changed, the company reoriented itself.)

- Pasikeitus įstatymams, šios programos finansavimas pasikeitė. (Having changed the laws, the funding for these programs changed.)

Overall, pasikeitus is a formal, concise way to indicate that a preceding change influences the subsequent clause.