politiniuose

Politiniuose is a Lithuanian grammatical form used to describe relation to politics. In practice, it is the locative plural form of the adjective politinis (political) and appears before nouns in the locative case. The meaning it conveys is roughly “in politics” or “in political contexts,” indicating a field, arena, or sphere rather than a specific event.

Usage and meaning

Politiniuose is typically found in phrases that denote political context, such as political debates, circles, or processes. It is common in journalism, social science writing, and political analysis when the author wants to situate a statement within the political sphere rather than within a particular incident. The term is not a fixed standalone noun; its precise nuance depends on the accompanying noun in the locative plural.

Formation and agreement

The form politiniuose is built from the stem polit- with the locative plural ending -iniuose. It agrees with the modified noun in gender and number and is used with masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns in plural locative. While it looks like a standard adjective form, its specific interpretation hinges on the noun it modifies.

Examples

- Politiniuose debatuose buvo keliama būtinybė reformuoti sistemą. (In political debates, the necessity to reform the system was raised.)

- Ši nuomonė pasklido politiniuose sluoksniuose. (This opinion circulated in political circles.)

- Sprendimas turėtų būti priimtas politiniuose procesuose. (The decision should be made in political processes.)

See also

Politinė terminologija, Politika, Lietuvos kalba.