tinkamos

Tinkamos is a Lithuanian adjective form meaning “suitable” or “appropriate.” It is the feminine plural nominative and accusative form of the base adjective tinkamas, which describes something that fits a purpose or meets a requirement. In Lithuanian, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case, so tinkamos is used with feminine plural nouns.

Grammatically, the basic forms of this adjective follow the standard Lithuanian declension: masculine singular tinkamas, feminine singular tinkama, masculine plural tinkami, and feminine plural tinkamos. Tinkamos is commonly found before feminine plural nouns such as priemonės (measures), galimybės (opportunities), or nuostatos (attitudes), to indicate that those nouns are fit or appropriate for a given purpose. It can also appear in predicative constructions without a linking verb, though such usage is less common in everyday speech.

Usage notes and examples help illustrate its function. For example, tinkamos priemonės means “suitable measures,” and Šios priemonės yra tinkamos translates to “These measures are suitable.” The word can convey nuance from formal to everyday contexts and often appears in guidelines, evaluations, or decision-making discussions where suitability or adequacy is assessed.

Related forms and derivations include tinkamai, an adverb meaning “properly” or “correctly,” and tinkamumas, a noun meaning “suitability” or “fitness.” The root tink- is shared with other Baltic languages and appears in related terms that express fitting or fittingness.

See also: tinkamas, tinkamai, tinkamumas. Translation: suitable, appropriately, suitability.