norėti

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See also: noreti

Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Of unclear origin, with various theories proposed:[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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norė́ti (third-person present tense nóri, third-person past tense norė́jo)[2]

  1. (transitive, with genitive) to want
    Àš norė́čiau píeno.
    I would like milk.
    Àš nóriu ką̃ nórs veĩkti tavimì.
    I want to do something with you.

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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  • “norėti” in Martsinkyavitshute, Victoria (1993), Hippocrene Concise Dictionary: Lithuanian-English/English-Lithuanian. New York: Hippocrene Books. →ISBN
  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 336
  2. ^ “norėti” in Balčikonis, Juozas et al. (1954), Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas. Vilnius: Valstybinė politinės ir mokslinės literatūros leidykla.