Supaprastinti

Supaprastinti is a Lithuanian verb meaning to simplify or to make something less complex. It is used across contexts such as administration, mathematics, computing, and everyday speech, to indicate reducing complexity, removing unnecessary steps, or presenting information more clearly. The related past participle supaprastintas means simplified and is used to describe a process, document, or model that has been made simpler.

Grammatical notes: Supaprastinti is a transitive verb that takes a direct object in the accusative. The present tense forms follow standard Lithuanian conjugation (for example, aš supaprastinu, jis/Ji supaprastina, mes supaprastiname). The noun form supaprastinimas denotes the act of simplifying, and the adjective supaprastintas describes something that has been simplified.

Usage examples: In governance, a policy might be supaprastinti to reduce administrative burden. In mathematics, a complex equation can be supaprastinta to a more manageable form. In writing, a text can be supaprastintas to improve readability. Examples: Vyriausybė nusprendė supaprastinti registracijos procedūrą (The government decided to simplify the registration procedure). Ši lygtis buvo supaprastinta (This equation was simplified). Tekstas buvo supaprastintas, kad būtų lengviau suprasti (The text was simplified to be easier to understand).