Lithuanian Out Loud 0243 Neringa Gyvena Savo Bute Neringa Lives In Her Flat
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Hi there, I\\u2019m Jack and I\\u2019m Gintar\\u0117 and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.
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According to the Wikipedia page Knygne\\u0161iai, between 1866 and 1904 Russian authorities instituted a Lithuanian press ban in Lithuania.\\xa0 The Russians attempted to replace the Lithuanian alphabet with the Russian or cyrillic alphabet.
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The Lithuanian people responded with knygne\\u0161iai a combination of the word knyga \\u2013 book and the verb ne\\u0161ti \\u2013 to carry.
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Knygne\\u0161iai \\u2013 were people who smuggled printed materials from Lithuania minor and the United States into Lithuanian speaking areas of Imperial Russia.\\xa0 The knygne\\u0161iai, or singular: knygne\\u0161ys, became a symbol of the resistance of the Lithuanians against Russification.
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When caught, knygne\\u0161iai were punished by fines, banishment, and exile, including deportation to Siberia.\\xa0 Some were shot while crossing the border into Lithuania.
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Knygne\\u0161iai
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knygne%C5%A1iai
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In previous episodes we learned how to use pronouns to express possession such as;
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my
mano
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your
tavo
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his
jo
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her
jos
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our
m\\u016bs\\u0173
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your
j\\u016bs\\u0173
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their
j\\u0173
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pra\\u0161om pakartoti, please repeat\\u2026
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my ancestor
mano prosenelis
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your dog
tavo \\u0161uo
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their friends
j\\u0173 draugai
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our nationality
m\\u016bs\\u0173 tautyb\\u0117
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into the list of pronouns we have to add \\u201csavo\\u201d \\xa0
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savo is a bit unusual
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you use savo to express possession according to the subject of the sentence
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back in episode 23 we learned how to say, \\u201cI really love my wife\\u201d \\u2013 \\u201ca\\u0161 labai myliu savo \\u017emon\\u0105.\\u201d
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\\u017emona is vardininkas for a wife or the wife
why don\\u2019t we say, a\\u0161 myliu mano \\u017emon\\u0105?
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right, that would be wrong
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I love my wife
myliu savo \\u017emon\\u0105 \\u2013 is correct
myliu mano \\u017emon\\u0105 \\u2013 is incorrect \\u2013 why?
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let\\u2019s create a simple sentence - I see my wife
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my wife can be translated as, mano \\u017emona
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I see, is translated as, a\\u0161 matau
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So, in order to say, I see my wife, you might be tempted to say, a\\u0161 matau mano \\u017emon\\u0105.\\xa0 That\\u2019s perfectly logical \\u2013 but it\\u2019s wrong.\\xa0 The reason is that in Lithuanian, when we talk about possession, such as, my wife, his wife, your wife, etcetera, we have to be aware of the subject of the sentence.
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I see my wife.
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In this sentence, my wife, is the object which receives the action of the verb \\u2013 to see.
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My wife is being seen.
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The subject is I.
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I am the subject and my wife is the object, who is being seen.
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I see my wife.
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In this sentence \\u201cI\\u201d and \\u201cmy\\u201d have a lot in common.\\xa0 Both words refer to me.\\xa0 In English, I see my wife sounds fine but in Lithuanian this is unnecessary repetiton.
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Since we started the sentence with, I see \\u2013 a\\u0161 matau, we don\\u2019t need to say, \\u201cmano \\u017emon\\u0105.\\u201d
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Here we use the word savo in place of mano and the meaning is clear.
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I see my wife
a\\u0161 matau savo \\u017emon\\u0105
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We don\\u2019t want to repeat a reference to the subject of the sentence which in this case is \\u201cI.\\u201d
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Here are some more examples but first some new words:
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a key
raktas
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a hat
skryb\\u0117l\\u0117
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to love
myl\\u0117ti
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I see my book
a\\u0161 matau savo knyg\\u0105
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I see my books
a\\u0161 matau savo knygas
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I see my dog
a\\u0161 matau savo \\u0161un\\u012f
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I see my dogs
a\\u0161 matau savo \\u0161unis
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I see my house
a\\u0161 matau savo nam\\u0105
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I see my houses
a\\u0161 matau savo namus
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I love my son
a\\u0161 myliu savo s\\u016bn\\u0173
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I love my sons
a\\u0161 myliu savo s\\u016bnus
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I love my job\\xa0
a\\u0161 myliu savo darb\\u0105
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I love my jobs\\xa0
a\\u0161 myliu savo darbus
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I have my key
a\\u0161 turiu savo rakt\\u0105
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I have my keys
a\\u0161 turiu savo raktus
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I have my hat
a\\u0161 turiu savo skryb\\u0117l\\u0119
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I have my hats
a\\u0161 turiu savo skryb\\u0117les
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I have my shoe
a\\u0161 turiu savo bat\\u0105
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I have my shoes
a\\u0161 turiu savo batus
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so, for example, let\'s say, \\u201cwe love our country\\u201d \\xa0
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here we\\u2019re talking about \\u201cwe love - mylime\\u201d - \\u201cour country \\u2013 savo \\u0161al\\u012f\\u201d \\xa0
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both the subject \\u2013 we, and the object \\u2013 our country, agree
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we love our country \\u2013 mylime savo \\u0161al\\u012f
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we would not say, \\u201cmylime m\\u016bs\\u0173 \\u0161al\\u012f\\u201d \\xa0
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this would be unnecessary repetiton
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we love our country \\u2013 mylime savo \\u0161al\\u012f
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here are some examples of sentences where the subject and the object of the sentence agree, but first, some new words:
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vocabulary
\\u017eodynas
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a camera
fotoaparatas
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a coat
paltas
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a ticket
bilietas
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to visit
aplankyti
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do you have your key?
ar turite savo rakt\\u0105?
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do you have your camera?
ar turite savo fotoaparat\\u0105?
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Algis with his family live here
Algis su savo \\u0161eima gyvena \\u010dia
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Valdemaras with his dog live here
Valdemaras su savo \\u0161uniu gyvena \\u010dia
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Neringa lives in her flat
Neringa gyvena savo bute
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Justina lives in her house
Justina gyvena savo name
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we love our country
mylime savo \\u0161al\\u012f
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we love our language
mylime savo kalb\\u0105
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Diana and Natalija visit their mother
Diana ir Natalija aplanko savo motin\\u0105
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Agn\\u0117 and Edita visit their family
Agn\\u0117 ir Edita aplanko savo \\u0161eim\\u0105
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she has her coat
ji turi savo palt\\u0105
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she has her ticket
ji turi savo biliet\\u0105
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Now here are some examples where the subject and the object don\\u2019t agree.\\xa0 In these examples we wouldn\\u2019t use savo.\\xa0 First, some vocabulary\\u2026
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a magazine
\\u017eurnalas
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a party
vakar\\u0117lis
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I have your book
a\\u0161 turiu tavo knyg\\u0105
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I have her book
a\\u0161 turiu jos knyg\\u0105
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you have my book
tu turi mano knyg\\u0105
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you have our book
tu turi m\\u016bs\\u0173 knyg\\u0105
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Agn\\u0117 hugs my daughter
Agn\\u0117 apkabina mano dukr\\u0105
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Andrius is calling your brother
Andrius skambina tavo broliui
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Andrius is calling her brother
Andrius skambina jos broliui
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are you reading his magazine?
ar skaitote jo \\u017eurnal\\u0105?
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are you reading my magazine?
ar skaitote mano \\u017eurnal\\u0105?
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I am going to your party
va\\u017eiuoju \\u012f tavo vakar\\u0117l\\u012f
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I am going to their party
va\\u017eiuoju \\u012f j\\u0173 vakar\\u0117l\\u012f
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now let\\u2019s mix them up
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I\\u2019m living my life
a\\u0161 gyvenu savo gyvenim\\u0105
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I\\u2019m drinking his beer
a\\u0161 geriu jo al\\u0173
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she is living her own life
ji gyvena savo gyvenim\\u0105
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she is eating his pizza
ji valgo jo pic\\u0105
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he is living his own life
jis gyvena savo gyvenim\\u0105
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he is eating her sandwich
jis valgo jos sumu\\u0161tin\\u012f
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we are living in our flat
gyvename savo bute
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we are living in their flat
gyvename j\\u0173 bute
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\\u0160aunuoliai!!\\xa0 Great!\\xa0 You made it to the end of another episode!\\xa0 Puiku!\\xa0 Excellent!
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