Skirtuoju

Skirtuoju is a Lithuanian verb form that appears in standard written and spoken language. It represents the first-person singular present indicative form of a verb whose stem is skirt- and whose infinitive belongs to the -uoti class or a closely related verb family. In practice, skirtuoju is used when the speaker, in the present moment, performs an action linked to the root meaning of the verb, such as allocating, devoting, distinguishing, or separating, depending on the exact infinitive used.

The exact meaning of skirtuoju depends on the corresponding infinitive and context. With verbs derived from the sense of allocating or devoting, it can express devoting time, resources, or attention to something. With roots connected to separating or distinguishing, it can convey the act of setting apart or differentiating items or concepts. Because Lithuanian verbs are highly morphologized, skirtuoju carries the grammatical information of person (first person) and number (singular); other persons and numbers use the respective conjugated forms of the same verb family.

Phonology and morphology aside, skirtuoju functions as a typical present-tense form in Lithuanian and is most commonly found in prose and narrative as part of ordinary tense usage. It is not typically listed as a standalone lemma in dictionaries; rather, it appears as a specific conjugated form of a broader verb.

See also: skirti, skirtuoti, Lithuanian verb conjugation.