fiksuoti

Fiksuoti is a Lithuanian verb with several related meanings centered on making something fixed or definite. The core sense is to fix or fasten something in place, but the term is also used when setting or determining values, and when recording or capturing information or images. The word is generally understood as deriving from a root related to fix, and it is common in technical, administrative, and everyday language.

In practical use, fiksuoti covers a range of contexts. Physically, it means to attach or secure something: a carpenter may fiksuoti lentą prie sienos (to fix a board to the wall). In economic or administrative contexts, it can mean to set or establish a value, price, or deadline: fiksuoti kainas (to fix prices) or fiksuoti terminą (to fix a deadline). In data handling or measurement, it means to record or log information: fiksuoti duomenis į sistemą (to capture data in the system). In photography or film, it can refer to making an image permanent or fixing a picture on film: fiksuoti nuotrauką. The term also appears in phrases about stabilizing or locking in a particular state or moment.

Grammar-wise, fiksuoti is a regular Lithuanian verb of the -uoti family. Present tense forms include aš fiksuoju, tu fiksuoji, jis fiksuoja, mes fiksuojame, jūs fiksuojate, jie fiksuoja. The past tense is fiksavau, fiksavai, fiksavo, fiksavome, fiksavote, fiksavo. Imperative forms are fiksuok and fiksuokite. The participles include fiksuotas (past participle) and fiksuojantis (present participle).