statyti

Statyti is a Lithuanian verb meaning to build or to erect. It is used for constructing physical structures, such as houses, bridges, or monuments, and also for establishing non-physical constructs, including institutions, systems, or plans. The infinitive form is statyti, and the verb is transitive, typically taking a direct object in the accusative (for example, statyti namą; statyti tiltą).

Because statyti is imperfective, it describes ongoing or repeated action, whereas a corresponding perfective form, pastatyti, emphasizes completion of the act. These two aspects are used to express timelines in construction projects, e.g., pastatyti namą refers to completing the construction.

Usage notes: In everyday Lithuanian, statyti appears in concrete and metaphorical contexts. It can pair with location or starting-point phrases such as is pamatų to indicate starting from the foundations. It also occurs in technical and planning language within construction, architecture, urban development, and business to mean “to build” or “to establish” a building, a bridge, a system, a company, or a policy.

Origin and related forms: The verb belongs to the Baltic language heritage and is part of the standard Lithuanian lexicon. Related forms include other -yti verbs with similar meanings, and noun forms such as statymas, which can denote an act of building or, in some contexts, a decree or regulation.

See also: Lithuanian language; Baltic languages; construction and architecture in Lithuania; etymology of Lithuanian verbs.