siekiantys

Siekiantys is a Lithuanian present active participle formed from the verb siekti, meaning to seek, strive, or pursue. It functions as an attributive adjective describing people or groups that are engaged in pursuing something. The form siekiantys is masculine plural; feminine and neuter forms have different endings to agree with the noun they modify. As a present participle, siekiantys expresses ongoing action and is most commonly used in front of a noun (for example, siekiantys geresnių rezultatų darbininkai), though it can occur in other predicative or descriptive constructions in more formal prose.

Common usage includes designation of groups by their aims, especially in formal, academic, or policy language. Examples: Siekiantys geresnių rezultatų darbuotojai dalyvavo mokymuose. Siekiantys klimato tikslų verslai imasi veiksmų. The phrase siekiantys is often paired with nouns specifying aims, such as tikslų, rezultatų, reformų, ar žinių. In contrast, the adverbial gerund siekiant is used to express purpose, as in Siekiant tobulinti įgūdžius (in order to improve skills).

The term is versatile across domains, including business, politics, and education, where groups or individuals are described by their aims. It reflects Lithuanian’s capacity to create precise, agreement-sensitive descriptors by combining a verb with participial endings to convey ongoing action and agentivity in a concise form.