suteikantys

Suteikantys is the present active participle of the Lithuanian verb suteikti, meaning to grant or provide. As a participle, it functions as an adjective-like modifier that describes the agent performing the act of granting. In use, it often introduces or accompanies nouns to indicate that those people or entities are the ones who grant something, such as rights, permissions, or benefits.

Morphology and usage In Lithuanian, present active participles agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case. The form suteikantys typically corresponds to masculine plural subjects, with feminine and neuter forms existing for other noun classes. The participle can appear in attributive position before a noun (for example, suteikantys leidimą asmenys – the persons who grant the permit) or in a relative clause describing a subject. It conveys a sense of ongoing, current action by the agent.

Relation to other forms The present active participle should be distinguished from the past active participle (for example, suteikęs, suteikusi) which denotes a completed action, and from passive forms (such as suteikta) which focus on the recipient or result. Lithuanian also uses the noun phrase with the imperative or subjunctive moods when discussing granting actions in clauses.

Examples and nuance In context, suteikantys can be used to identify roles: “asmenys, suteikiantys leidimus” means “the persons who grant permits.” The sense is strictly about the act of granting that is currently performed by the subject. The term can appear in legal, administrative, and academic prose to describe institutions or individuals responsible for conferring rights, privileges, or resources.

Etymology and scope It derives from suteikti, with the prefix su- and the root teikti, and its meaning centers on the act of granting or providing.