pasveikinau

Pasveikinau is a Lithuanian verb form that expresses a completed action of greeting or congratulating someone. It is the first-person singular past tense of the perfective verb pasveikinti, which means to greet or to congratulate. The form is used when the speaker is describing a finished act, such as after an event or during a narrative about past interactions.

In usage, pasveikinau can mean either greeting someone or offering congratulations, depending on the context. It requires a direct object for the recipient, and can be accompanied by phrases indicating the occasion, for example: Aš pasveikinau draugą gimtadienio proga. Aš pasveikinau tave su švente. The verb appears in various related forms, such as pasveikinsiu (I will greet/congratulate) or pasveikino (he/she greeted).

Etymology: pasveikinau is formed from the prefix pa- added to the verb sveikinti (to greet or to congratulate). The base lies in the root sveik-, connected historically with notions of well-being and health, and it yields a family of words related to greetings, such as sveikinimas (greeting or congratulations).

See also: pasveikinti, sveikinimas, sveikinti.

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