greitesni

Greitesni is a Lithuanian adjective form meaning faster. It is the masculine plural nominative form of the comparative degree of the adjective greitas (fast). It is used to compare speeds between two or more nouns.

In Lithuanian, adjectives agree with the noun in gender, number, and case. The common related forms of this comparative include greitesnis (masculine singular), greitesnė (feminine singular), greitesni (masculine plural), and greitesnės (feminine plural). The form greitesni specifically accompanies masculine plural nouns, such as greitesni automobiliai (faster cars). It may also appear in predicative position after verbs like būti, as in Automobiliai yra greitesni (The cars are faster).

Usage notes and examples:

- Greitesni automobiliai gali sumažinti kelionės laiką. (Faster cars can reduce travel time.)

- Šios technologijos užtikrina greitesnius duomenų perdavimus. (These technologies ensure faster data transfers.)

- Greitesni tyrimai leidžia greičiau išsiaiškinti problemas. (Faster studies allow problems to be identified more quickly.)

Etymology and related forms:

Greitesni derives from greitas (fast) with the comparative suffix -esnis. The lexical pair for the adverbial sense is greičiau (more quickly), which is used to modify verbs rather than nouns. Related comparative and superlative forms include greitesnis (masc. sg), greitesnė (fem. sg), and the superlative greičiausias.

See also: greitas, greitesnis, greičiausias, greičiau.