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Sep 3, 2013
LL0282 – Gyvuoti To Exist
Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Gintarė and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.
According to the website www.balticreports.com, some Russians are going into Russian stores and putting stickers of swastikas on Lithuanian products. The Russian government says this has happened, but is not widespread. Shop owners remove the products from the shelves since not many people want to buy a product with a swastika attached.
Russian groups are placing the stickers on products because a Klaipėda District Court dropped charges against four youths who were arrested for displaying swastika placards.
The youths were able to prove to the court that the swastika was a common symbol in ancient Lithuania, displayed on rings, bracelets and personal jewelry.
http://balticreports.com/?p=19795
http://www.delfi.lt/archive/article.php?id=32970715
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Today we’ll go over the Lithuanian verb gyvuoti – to be, to survive, to fare, to exist, or to live.
I want to give you a little warning before we go any further. The Lithuanian verb gyvuoti can be replaced in many situations with other verbs such as gyventi, egzistuoti, būti, išgyventi and others. When I first started putting together examples for this episode I wrote them all down. One by one almost all my examples were deleted by native Lithuanian speakers who said the phrases sounded strange and a different verb should be used. But, the purpose of this episode is to introduce you to gyvuoti, not the other verbs.
For example, keep in mind when we use the English verb “to survive” on this episode many other Lithuanian verbs might be more commonly used depending on the situation. But, again the focus of this episode is gyvuoti. Hopefully on future episodes we’ll be able to go over other verbs which can be substituted for gyvuoti.
So, keeping in mind we’re only focusing on gyvuoti, let’s continue the episode.
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Here are gyvuoti and negyvuoti conjugated in the present tense.
to be, to exist
gyvuoti
I exist
aš gyvuoju
you exist (tu)
tu gyvuoji
he exists
jis gyvuoja
she exists
ji gyvuoja
we exist
mes gyvuojame
you exist (formal)
jūs gyvuojate
you all exist
jūs gyvuojate
they exist (mm/mf)
jie gyvuoja
they exist (ff)
jos gyvuoja
to not be, to not exist
negyvuoti
I do not exist
aš negyvuoju
you do not exist (tu)
tu negyvuoji
he does not exist
jis negyvuoja
she does not exist
ji negyvuoja
we do not exist
mes negyvuojame
you do not exist (formal)
jūs negyvuojate
you all do not exist
jūs negyvuojate
they do not exist (mm/mf)
jie negyvuoja
they do not exist (ff)
jos negyvuoja
here are a few examples for you
infinitive
in the refrigerator, they can survive for many days
šaldytuve jie gali gyvuoti daug dienų
they can exist together
jie gali gyvuoti kartu
passion can survive without love
aistra gali gyvuoti be meilės
society, public, community
visuomenė
can society survive without morals?
ar gali gyvuoti visuomenė be moralės?
...that is why the law should not exist
...tai kodėl teisė turėtų negyvuoti
aš
I’m doing well!
aš gyvuoju gerai!
I'm doing well, and how are you?
aš gyvuoju gerai, o kaip tu?
I'm living better than ever
aš gyvuoju geriau nei bet kada
I'm not doing bad
aš gyvuoju neblogai
tu
hi, how are you doing?
sveikas, kaip gyvuoji?
good morning, neighbor, how are you?
laba diena, kaimyne, kaip gyvuoji?
how are you doing today?
kaip tu šiandien gyvuoji?
out with it, how are you?
pasakok, kaip gyvuoji?
jis
a fleet
laivynas
how is the Lithuanian fleet faring?
kaip gyvuoja Lietuvos laivynas?
justice
teisingumas
is there justice in Lithuania?
ar Lietuvoje gyvuoja teisingumas?
does Lithuanian theater exist in America?
ar lietuviškas teatras gyvuoja Amerikoje?
business, trade, occupation
verslas
this business won't last long
šitas verslas ilgai negyvuoja
ji
why does one idea survive, while others die?
kodėl viena idėja gyvuoja, o kita miršta?
a culture exists only in contact with other cultures
kultūra gyvuoja tik bendraudama su kitomis kultūromis
the Lithuanian language survives not only in Lithuania
lietuvių kalba gyvuoja ne tik Lietuvoje
a people, nation, race, nationality
tauta
a hero
didvyris
the nation doesn't exist without its heroes
tauta negyvuoja be savo didvyrių
a heart
širdis
she exists in our hearts
ji gyvuoja mūsų širdyse
mes
still
vis dar
we still exist, and I believe everything will be okay
vis dar gyvuojame ir, manau, kad viskas bus gerai
still
dar
as you see, we still exist
kaip matote, dar gyvuojame
we're doing well
gyvuojame gerai
we get along little by little
gyvuojame po truputį
jūs
how are you doing?
kaip gyvuojate?
it's cool to see that you're doing well
smagu matyti kad gyvuojate gerai
I only want to see how you're doing
noriu tik pasižiūrėti, kaip gyvuojate
I'm happy that you are living well
aš laimingas, kad jūs gerai gyvuojate
jūs
how is everyone doing?
kaip gyvuojate visi?
friends, how are you getting on?
bičiuliai, kaip gyvuojate?
jie
for a long time
ilgai
dinosaurs
dinozaurai
do dinosaurs still exist?
ar dinozaurai dar gyvuoja?
we cannot know why and how they survive
negalime suprasti kodėl ir kaip jie gyvuoja
they exist in Lithuania
jie gyvuoja Lietuvoje
they didn't exist for long
jie negyvuoja ilgai
jos
the sun
saulė
a spot, a stain
dėmė
usually, normally
paprastai
barely, hardly, scarcely
vos
a few, several
keli, kelios
sun spots can be large, but normally they survive scarcely a few days
saulės dėmės gali būti didelės, bet paprastai jos gyvuoja vos kelias dienas
a rose
rožė
a garden
sodas
a year
metai
I have several roses in my garden, they exist for several years
aš turiu keletą rožių savo sode, jos gyvuoja kelis metus
wind
vėjas
energy
energija, energetika
a wind turbine
vėjo turbina
a new thing
naujas dalykas
however, notwithstanding
tačiau
foreign country
užsienis
overseas, abroad
užsienyje
a turbine
turbina
common
bendras, bendra
long ago, for a long time, for ages
seniai
already
jau
In Lithuania wind energy is a new thing. However, abroad wind turbines have already existed for a long time.
Lietuvoje vėjo energetika yra naujas dalykas. Tačiau užsienyje vėjo turbinos gyvuoja seniai.
the imperative of gyvuoti can be translated as equivalent to the Spanish, "Viva!"
or, long live! as in long live the king!
long live!
gyvuok!
viva!
gyvuok!
long live, Lithuania!
gyvuok, Lietuva!
live for a long time, my homeland!
gyvuok ilgai, mano tėvyne!
I wish you luck, live long yet for many years!
linkiu sėkmės, gyvuokite dar ilgus metus!
may you live long, a long time, a long time!
gyvuokite ilgai, ilgai!
may we live together for a long time!
gyvuokime kartu!
may we all live a long time!
gyvuokime visi!
don't live!
negyvuok!
don't live!
negyvuokite!
may we not live!
negyvuokime!
Šaunuoliai! Great! You made it to the end of another episode! Puiku! Excellent!