tarptautiniu

Tarptautiniu is the instrumental singular form of the Lithuanian adjective tarptautinis, meaning international. It is used to describe actions, standards, or relations that involve the international sphere and to indicate the means or scope by which something is done in an international context. In Lithuanian, adjectives decline for gender, number, and case; tarptautiniu appears when the modified noun is masculine singular in the instrumental case, or in fixed expressions where the meaning is “at an international level” or “by international means.”

Common usages include phrases such as tarptautiniu lygiu (at an international level), tarptautiniuose dokumentuose (in international documents), and tarptautiniuose susitarimuose (in international agreements). The form is frequent in diplomacy, international law, economics, and policy discourse, where actors operate on a global scale or adopt standards tied to international norms.

Related linguistic forms are tarptautinis (the base masculine form), and its feminine and plural counterparts such as tarptautine and tarptautiniais, depending on the noun they modify. The term reflects the Lithuanian semantic field of international relations and is widely understood by speakers of Lithuanian in formal contexts.

Usage note: tarptautiniu is not a standalone noun; it is an adjective in the instrumental case that modifies a noun in that case or appears in fixed phrases. It is neutral and non-proper, and is not capitalized unless it begins a sentence or appears in a title.