tekstus

Tekstas is the Lithuanian noun meaning “text.” The form tekstus is the accusative plural of this noun, used when texts are the direct object of a verb. For example, Aš perskaičiau tekstus means “I read the texts.” In this usage, tekstus does not denote a separate concept but a grammatical inflection.

Morphology and forms

Tekstas is masculine and follows a typical Lithuanian noun pattern for its gender and declension class. Singular forms include nominative tekstas, genitive teksto, dative tekstui, accusative tekstą, instrumental tekstu, and locative tekste. The plural forms include nominative tekstai, genitive tekstų, dative tekstams, accusative tekstus, instrumental tekstais, and locative tekstuose. Tekstas and its inflected forms are commonly encountered in everyday language, academic writing, and literary texts when referring to one or more written works.

Usage notes

Tekstas is used to refer to a piece of writing or a body of writing in general. The accusative plural tekstus specifically marks multiple texts as the object of an action. Distinguishing tekstas (singular) and tekstai (nominative plural) helps clarify number, while tekstus as a form signals the sentence’s grammatical role rather than introducing a new lexical item.

Etymology

The Lithuanian word tekstas originates from the Latin textus, meaning “woven thing, text,” a root that spread to many European languages to denote written works. The Lithuanian form follows the same semantic pathway, adapting the meaning to the language’s inflectional system.

See also

Tekstas; Tekstų (genitive plural form); Tekstai (nominative plural form)