privatiniai

Privatiniai is a Lithuanian adjective and used in adjectival form to denote something related to private individuals, private actors, or the private sector. In everyday and formal language it is typically used in contrast to public or state, as in private individuals versus state actors, or the private sector versus the public sector.

Etymology and form: Privatiniai derives from the root meaning private, connected to the Latin-based word privatus and the Lithuanian adjective privatinis. The form privatiniai is the masculine plural nominative form of the adjective, used to modify masculine plural nouns or to stand in for a plural group when the noun is understood from context.

Usage and contexts: The term appears in legal, economic, and sociological texts as well as in common speech. It commonly refers to private individuals or entities, distinct from government or public institutions. Collocations include private sector (privatinis sektorius) and private individuals (privatiniai asmenys). Because Lithuanian adjectives agree with the nouns they modify, the form changes to privatinės (feminine plural) or privatinis (masculine singular) as appropriate.

Notes: Privatiniai is primarily a descriptive, classificatory term rather than a political label. It is used across contexts to emphasize non-governmental or non-public status. In specialized language, it often appears alongside antonyms such as valstybės (state) or viešasis (public).

See also: privatus, privatizacija, privatus sektorius, valstybės sektorius.