gyvendinant

Gyvendinant is a Lithuanian verbal form, the present active adverbial participle of the verb gyvendinti, meaning “in implementing” or “while implementing.” It denotes the circumstance or manner in which another action occurs and is commonly used to connect clauses or to describe ongoing processes.

Linguistic function and form: As an adverbial participle, gyvendinant conveys that the action of the main clause happens during the act of implementing something. It is related to the noun gyvendinimas (implementation) and to the verb gyvendinti (to implement, to carry out). The form is typically used to introduce or accompany actions tied to a policy, project, plan, or reform.

Usage in discourse: Gyvendinant is frequent in official, administrative, and policy language. It often appears in government reports, strategic documents, legal texts, and project descriptions to specify the context in which subsequent actions take place. It can introduce phrases such as gyvendinant projektą (in implementing the project), gyvendinant reformą (in implementing the reform), or gyvendinant politiką (in implementing the policy).

Examples:

- Gyvendinant naują teisės aktų paketą, ministerijos siekia užtikrinti teisėtumą ir efektyvumą.

- Gyvendinant programą, būtina įvertinti rizikas ir poveikį bendruomenei.

- Viešųjų paslaugų modernizavimas bus įgyvendinamas palaipsniui, gyvendinant prioritetinius projektus.

Relation to related terms: The noun form gyvendinimas means "the implementation" and is often used to refer to the overall process or outcome. Synonyms in context include įgyvendinimas and įgyvendinti, which may carry a similar sense of carrying out or realizing something. Gyvendinant contrasts with gyventi, which means “to live,” and with gyvendinamas, a passive or different grammatical form.