Tikrinau

Tikrinau is a Lithuanian verb form that functions as the first-person singular past tense of the verb tikrinti, meaning to check or verify. In use, tikrinau indicates that the speaker completed the action of checking something at some point in the past.

Morphology and usage

Tikrinau is part of the regular conjugation pattern for -inti verbs in Lithuanian. The base verb tikrinti yields a present tense form such as tikrinu (I check) and a past tense form tikrinau (I checked). Other persons in the past tense include tikrinai (you checked), tikrino (he/she/it checked), tikrinome (we checked), tikrinote (you all checked), and tikrino (they checked). The form tikrinau is thus specifically the first-person singular past indicative.

Contexts and examples

Tikrinau duomenis prieš publikuodamas rezultatų žinias. I checked the data before publishing the results. Aš tikrinau savo atsakymus, kad įsitikinčiau jų teisingumu. In journalism, research, and daily speech, tikrinau commonly appears when recounting past actions of verification or confirmation.

Etymology and relation

The word derives from the Lithuanian verb tikrinti, which conveys checking, verifying, or confirming. It is related to other Baltic forms that express similar verification actions and is used across formal and informal Lithuanian prose and conversation.

See also

tikrinti, Lithuanian verb for to check or verify, and other conjugated past forms such as tikrinau, tikrinai, tikrino.