Vartojamus

Vartojamus is a Lithuanian grammatical form, specifically the accusative plural masculine form of the present passive participle vartojamas, which is derived from the verb vartoti meaning “to use” or “to employ.” In Lithuanian, participles function like adjectives and agree with the noun they modify in gender, number, and case. Vartojamus is used to describe masculine plural nouns in the direct object position, indicating that those items are “the ones that are used.”

Etymology and function

Vartojamas comes from vartoti, combining a present passive participle with the adjective-like inflection pattern. As a participle, it conveys a notion of usage or employment, and its accusative plural form vartojamus marks the object of a sentence or clause as consisting of items that are used or employed in a specified context.

Forms and agreement

Vartojamas acts as the base participle meaning “used.” Its declension follows standard Lithuanian adjective-par bit patterns. In the sentence structure, its form changes to reflect gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies. The relevant accusative plural masculine form is vartojamus, used when the object is masculine and plural, for example in direct object position.

Usage notes

The form is common in formal, technical, or legal Lithuanian where it is necessary to specify which terms, items, or concepts are in use. It often appears in phrases like paaiškinkite vartojamus terminus (explain the terms that are used).

See also

Vartoti (to use), vartojimas (usage), Lithuanian participles.