LL0269 – Gerti To Drink
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today we’ll work on the verb gerti
Gerti is a transitive verb so it requires the accusative case or galininkas. Of course, when we negate a transitive verb, such as negerti, we use kilmininkas or the genitive case.
In Lithuanian aš geriu kavą means I drink coffee or I’m drinking coffee.
here are the verbs gerti and negerti conjugated in the present tense.
to drink
gerti
I drink
aš geriu
you drink (tu)
tu geri
he drinks
jis geria
she drinks
ji geria
you drink (formal)
jūs geriate
we drink
mes geriame
they drink (m/m m/f)
jie geria
they drink (ff)
jos geria
to not drink
negerti
I don’t drink
aš negeriu
you don’t drink
tu negeri
he doesn’t drink
jis negeria
she doesn’t drink
ji negeria
you don’t drink (formal)
jūs negeriate
we don’t drink
mes negeriame
they don’t drink (m/m or m/f)
jie negeria
they don’t drink (females only)
jos negeria
now let’s use these conjugations in some examples.
infinitive
he wants to drink beer
jis nori gerti alų
I cannot drink coffee
negaliu gerti kavos
do you like to drink vodka?
ar tau patinka gerti degtinę?
I really like to drink vodka
aš labai mėgstu gerti degintę
to drink or not to drink, what do you think?
gerti ar negerti, ką tu manai?
why not drink?
kodėl negerti?
why not drink something?
kodėl negeriate ko nors?
aš
I always drink coffee at work
visada geriu kavą darbe
morning without coffee is very hard
rytas be kavos labai sunkus
I drink only tea
geriu tik arbatą
I’m not drinking beer
aš negeriu alaus
I don’t drink coffee, it’s not tasty
negeriu kavos, neskanu
I don’t drink champagne
aš negeriu šampano
I don’t drink coffee
kavos negeriu
I don’t drink a lot of coffee
negeriu daug kavos
I don’t drink beer, I drink vodka
aš negeriu alaus, aš geriu dėgtinę
tu
wine
vynas
are you drinking wine?
ar tu geri vyną?
are you drinking tea?
ar geri arbatą?
do you drink green tea?
ar geri žalią arbatą?
do you drink black tea?
ar geri juodą arbatą?
do you drink only black coffee?
ar tu geri tik juodą kavą?
you drink only wine, right?
tu geri tik vyną, ar ne?
true, I drink only wine
tiesa, geriu aš tik vyną
why are you not drinking wine?
kodėl tu negeri vyno?
we know you don't drink often
mes žinome, kad tu negeri dažnai
milk
pienas
a bottle
butelis
he’s drinking milk
jis geria pieną
he’s drinking from the bottle
jis geria iš butelio
he’s drinking white wine
jis geria baltą vyną
he drinks only beer – me too
jis geria tik alų – aš irgi
he’s not drinking milk
jis negeria pieno
previously
anksčiau
Juozas doesn’t drink like before
Juozas negeria kaip anksčiau
he doesn’t drink carbonated water
jis negeria gazuoto vandens
she is drinking water
ji geria vandenį
Jolanta is drinking green tea
Jolanta geria žalią arbatą
what is she drinking?
ką ji geria?
my wife drinks too much
mano žmona geria per daug
chips
traškučiai
carbonated
gazuotas
Edita doesn't eat chips and doesn't drink carbonated drinks
Edita nevalgo traškučių ir negeria gazuotų gėrimų
she doesn't drink, doesn't smoke and is a very good girl
ji negeria, nerūko ir yra labai gera mergaitė
Jolanta doesn’t drink black tea
Jolanta negeria juodos arbatos
jūs (singular)
why aren’t you drinking?
kodėl negeriate?
why don’t you drink coffee in the morning?
kodėl negeriate kavos ryte?
which tea do you drink?
kokią arbatą jūs geriate?
do you not drink too much?
ar jūs geriate ne per daug?
what happens when you drink?
kas vyksta, kai jūs geriate?
how often do you drink mineral water?
kaip dažnai jūs geriate mineralinį vandenį?
is it true that you don’t drink tea?
ar tiesa, kad negeriate arbatos?
is it true that you don’t drink beer?
ar tiesa, kad negeriate alaus?
is it true that you don’t drink wine?
ar tiesa, kad negeriate vyno?
if you don't drink beer, I also will not drink
jei jūs negeriate alaus, aš taip pat negersiu
jūs (plural)
what are you all drinking?
ką jūs geriate?
the tap
čiaupas
do you all drink water from the tap?
ar jūs geriate vandenį iš čiaupo?
you all don't drink enough water
jūs negeriate pakankamai vandens
why don't you drink? Drink more!
Kodėl jūs negeriate? Gerkite daugiau!
mes
alcohol
alkoholis
we’re drinking alcohol
mes geriame alkoholį
we’re drinking milk
mes geriame pieną
we drink strong, black coffee without sugar
geriame stiprią, juodą kavą be cukraus
we’re not drinking alcohol
mes negeriame alkoholio
we don’t drink a lot of alcohol
mes negeriame daug alkoholio
thanks, but we don’t drink wine
ačiū, bet mes negeriame vyno
they’re drinking apple juice
jie geria obuolių sultis
they’re drinking orange juice
jie geria apelsinų sultis
they’re drinking grape juice
jie geria vynuogių sultis
they’re not drinking apple juice
jie negeria obuolių sulčių
they’re not drinking orange juice
jie negeria apelsinų sulčių
they’re not drinking grape juice
jie negeria vynuogių sulčių
jos
carbonated water
gazuotas vanduo
what are they drinking?
ką jos geria?
they drink carbonated water
jos geria gazuotą vandenį
they are drinking coffee
jos geria kavą
they drink cold, black coffee with ice
jos geria šaltą juodą kavą su ledais
they don’t drink carbonated water
jos negeria gazuoto vandens
they don’t drink coffee
jos negeria kavos
they don’t drink cold coffee
jos negeria šaltos kavos
and now, some examples using the imperatives
drink more water!
gerk daugiau vandens!
drink more beer!
gerkite daugiau alaus!
let's drink vodka!
gerkime dėgtinę!
don't drink from the fountain!
negerk iš fontano!
a cup
puodelis
a glass
stiklinė
don't drink from the glass or the cup!
negerk iš stiklinės ar puodelio!
poison
nuodai
don't drink poison!
negerk nuodų!
let's don't drink anything!
nieko negerkime!
Šaunuoliai!