neturti

Neturti is a Lithuanian verb that denotes the absence or lack of possession of something. In standard Lithuanian, the corresponding infinitive is neturėti, formed with the negation prefix ne- added to turėti (to have). Neturti is typically described as a nonstandard, dialectal, or stylistic variant of neturėti, and is encountered mainly in informal speech or older texts. In standard language, the present tense forms are based on neturi-, as in the widely used neturiu (I do not have), neturi (you do not have), neturi (he/she does not have).

Usage and forms:

- Present tense (example forms): aš neturiu laiko (I do not have time), tu neturi laiko (you do not have time), jis/ji neturi laiko (he/she does not have time), mes neturime laiko, jūs neturite laiko, jie neturi laiko.

- Past tense: neturėjau (I did not have), neturėjai, neturėjo, neturėjome, neturėjote, neturėjo.

- Other aspects: the verb conveys lack of tangible things as well as abstract ones (pinigų, galimybių, laiko, noro). It is commonly used with nouns in the genitive or accusative, e.g., neturi pinigų, neturi galimybių, neturi laiko.

Related forms and notes:

- The standard infinitive is neturėti; neturti appears mainly as a dialectal or stylistic variant.

- Related noun: neturėjimas (the state of lacking).

See also:

- turėti (to have)

- neturėti (standard form for “to not have” in most contexts)

Neturti thus represents a regional or less formal variant of a basic negation of possession, reflecting how the language expresses absence in everyday speech while remaining understood across dialects.