darbuotoju

Darbuotoju is the instrumental singular form of the Lithuanian noun darbuotojas, which means employee or worker. It is a grammatical form rather than a separate word. It is used whenever the instrumental case is required, most commonly to indicate accompaniment or the means by which an action is performed, or with prepositions that govern the instrumental, such as su (with). Example: su darbuotoju means with an employee.

The base term darbuotojas refers to a person employed by an organization or company. The related plural form darbuotojai refers to employees in general, and possessive or genitive forms appear in phrases such as darbuotojo (of the employee) or darbuotojų (employees’). The word is central in Lithuanian labor terminology and is widely found in employment contracts, HR documentation, and labor law discussions.

Origins: derived from darbo- 'work' + -tojas agent suffix; it is part of standard Lithuanian morphology.

In usage notes: The instrumental form is inflected and used with prepositions requiring instrumental, in sentences describing roles, means of action, or accompaniment.

See also: darbuotojas, darbdavys, darbo teisė, darbuotojų teises.