10 Lithuanian verbs that don't exist in English

Added: 2026-05-06

[00:00:00]Hey friend, welcome to the new lesson in spoken Lithuanian. Uh today we're going to talk about 10 Lithuanian verbs that don't exist in English. Well, basically that don't exist in that particular form as a singular uh verb, as a singular action that you can do. Basically, you have to use more than one word to express the same thing in English. And I will show you today some very interesting examples of Lithuanian language. Usually what we're we're going to be doing is we're going to be adding various prefixes or or or suffixes, you know, or just simply particles to the existing verb to the like basic verb and then we get various interesting verbs that are commonly used in Lithuanian language. So let's start with the first one. So the first one is going to be basically kabint, right? Kabint in and of itself would be to hang, right? But you add particle C, you make it a reflexive one and you add prefix up and you get something like to hug each other mutually like both people are actively involved in the h in the hug. So let me give you an example. So for example, right? They hadn't seen each other for a long time. Uh so they hugged each other strongly, right?

[00:01:15]They both did the action of hugging each other. So that's a good example of um of a verb that you you basically get by adding various prefixes and other parts to the to the existing verb, right? Very good example, very commonly used.

[00:01:29]Basically in this lesson, I chose, you know, all the ones that because you we have a lot of those in Lithuanian, but I chose the ones that are very common like everyday language. Okay.

[00:01:40]All right.

[00:01:42]So basically uh means to deliberately do nothing just to be lazy and and usually uh it's without guilt because being l to be lazy usually um in in uh in in English language has that negative connotation to it right and ting if you made it like ting as a noun right uh would be like basically a sloth right uh so so that would mean like a negative thing but usually just means like h just hanging about doing nothing basically. So as example so so on Sunday I spent the whole day lazily doing nothing at home basically right but as I said without the guilt without the negative connotation it sort of is like um a positive thing out once in a while you definitely have to do that right now the next one is So has this nasal a in the middle of it, right? So that's to suddenly fall into a deep thought and become quiet or distant, right? So basically that would mean like to really get into the deep thought like thinking about something especially on some like to ponder even, right? Ponder would be um close maybe I would say in in in in in translation you could translate it to ponder but I would say is deeper a bit a bit deeper right so for example right so he suddenly went quiet and fell into deep thought right like to to fall into deep thought would be the best translation of therefore it is on this list because we simply like don't have in English if you know maybe you're native in English language you know some sort of obscure words so if at any point you find a word right that oh this it's this and that in English language just okay do write me a comment right shoot me a comment let everybody know oh we have this English word so that then this way I will learn something new but I mean I'm pretty good at English I think at least I think I do and it's it should be a very obscure word you know if I don't if I couldn't find it so um let's uh Let's go to the next one. So or so that means to to do it for someone else.

[00:04:07]That means to do it for yourself or ourselves. So it implies reflection.

[00:04:11]It's it's reflexive on yourself. So that means to clear your mind or distract yourself or someone in a positive way.

[00:04:17]That's that's the that's the important word in a positive way. So for example, right? He decided to clear his mind to distract himself. So he went for a walk.

[00:04:31]Like if you said to distract yourself, it usually means has that negative connotation in English language. Not always, of course. Um but but uh but it usually does. And in Lithuanian, that's a specific word. Um because if you said like to distract in a negative way that would be like use the prefix out.

[00:04:55]So, so that would imply the negative version of of distracting, right? You would say like, oh, you distracted me, right? But especially um for reflexive, it means that just to to go clear ahead somewhere in the woods, you know, or anywhere just to to to to be peaceful for for a little while. A very, as I said, a very commonly used word, right? Um yeah. So the next one, the next one is going to be or the more common version is so that means to get lost in in thoughts or to drift into daydream and that's um like especially once again in reflexive format right so you could say something like so I got so lost in daydream on the bus that I missed my stop and we do this with with one verse verb, right? I I got lost in daydream, right? Because means to dream, right?

[00:06:01]Not not to dream as in in in during sleep, right? That would be but like to dream to to hope for better future, right?

[00:06:10]means to just well to get lost in your thoughts and and in daydream in dreaming that you usually miss something or you usually like do something bad because of it. So it sort of has this negative connotation but it it almost implies like missing something because of that right not noticing something because of that very very again very common so I love this one so that's mean that means to emotionally adjust to something over time until it feels normal right so basically that would mean I would say the closest one would be to get used to but that we have a different word for to get used In Lithuanian, get used to means uh could be get used to or just simply could the most common one would be is to get used to. So sig usually means um has that connotation of something being unpleasant initially, right? And then over time adjusting emotionally to it. That means right. So for example, you could say something like chase, right? So, at first it was hard, but later I adjusted and got used to the changes. So you use the the preposition which is with so to get used with something basically you're saying right you use with um for for this one. So at first it was hard but later I adjusted I got used to the changes. Okay let's go to the next one. So the next one is going to be num.

[00:07:59]So that's to have a vague intuitive sense about something basically. So example, so I just had a feeling that something was wrong. So to have a feeling to have intuitive sense, usually a vague one, right? Um that that what means um num basically, right? Um you you could say that to have a sense is a very close one, right? Um just to have a sense, to have a feeling, to have an intuition. All of these combine into num because man without the prefix basically means to think I think you would say I think but has that like to think a little bit in advance, right?

[00:08:49]just a little bit. Um you can even actually sometimes you can say numat because matita means to see right but num matita means to see a little bit in the future sort of like predict you can use this one as well also very common to use right um okay so now the next one let's open up the next one is going to be isosta another very common one that means to emotionally immerse yourself so deeply that you feel it well it's a I I mean that's a good way of putting it I would say but um it basically means to just really immerse yourself into something but emotionally right so I I was a bit reluctant when I did this one because immerse is a very very close um is a very very close verb right but I would say that immerse uh would probably mean like isra like means to pull to pull yourself into something that would be closer to immer immerse is yost usually just um usually just implies emotional because you can immerse yourself not necessarily emotionally right if I'm not mistaken I mean correct me if I'm wrong but usually implies implies just the emotion of it right so for example while watching of the movie I completely immersed myself in the story you see even the translation I I am giving you immersed myself um but that's like got into immersed and and and think of like emotional attachment more more so than anything else. Okay. So yeah is a very common one in Lithuanian language. So to stay somewhere longer than you planned, right? Um so example would be so we only stopped by for a bit but we ended up staying for hours.

[00:10:50]Ended up staying for hours does not have negative implications, right? Maybe it's okay. We we ended up um staying there for hours. But usually has negative because means like you you just you you you know you crossed someone's boundary and and you you did a little too much because you can use with a lot of verbs. For example, you could say it means to play for a bit for with something for a bit long, right? And maybe even can be metaphorical.

[00:11:27]So for example, you you're doing some project and you're just tinkering small details. So you right means overplayed a little bit with this. You should just finish the project. So you you can have a lot of things a lot of verbs with right. Um but is is the most common one, right? Yeah.

[00:11:47]So we we only stopped by for a bit but we ended up staying for hours. Um I would say a very common and very close one would just be to say overstay.

[00:12:01]Overstay. But the thing is overstay is always negative, right? We overstate our welcome for example, right? But uh in Lithuanian this one like but it it requires a little bit more context, right?

[00:12:17]Maybe maybe somebody wasn't happy that we stayed. Maybe somebody was it just sort of it has that negative connotation but it depends on how you present it in the sentence. I would say to to say that overstayed could be a bit stronger again, right? Um so just a very very common way to say it in Lithuanian language and both of these are commonly used. Um and basically this is to really really really really miss. All right? So to deeply miss someone after time apart, right? So that's a specific word for deeply missing somebody. Uh that would be or to be honest is more common one. the one with P. So, pasilo, right? I really missed my family. So, that's that's basically it. That's how you say it. Um, I really missed. You have both of those are used. Paso is more common is a bit stronger than right because just um basil basically means to miss.

[00:13:21]Has that stronger, you know, aspect to it. But both of these are used. Both of those imply really really strong missing of of someone. Okay. Of someone or something, not necessarily someone.

[00:13:33]Okay. Yeah. So, these are the the the 10 verbs. I mean, I I I have a plan to they make more videos like these, you know, with various um everyday words of Lithuanian language that may not necessarily have a direct translation.

[00:13:47]They translate into phrases or or various, you know, combinations of words. Um, let me know if these lessons are interested interesting or not. Uh, it would be really interesting to find that out from you. So, let me that let me know that in the comments. If you want more phrases, if you want more words and you haven't downloaded yet, I have a free PDF and audio book. You can find it in the description and in the pin comment. Just click on it, download it. It's my free gift to you. Yeah. I hope it was interesting this lesson and useful and I will see you in future one.

[00:14:15]Bye.