Hi there, I’m Jack and I’m Raminta and welcome back to Lithuanian Out Loud where we offer the world the Lithuanian language.  Today we’re in the month of June which in Lithuanian is birželis.

Labai ačiū.  O, prašom labai – with all my heart!

A Danish company distributes a popular beer in Lithuania known as Kalnapilis.  Do you like this beer?  A lot!  No!  No, I don’t like beers.  I’m not a beer person.  Me either.  But, I heard that it’s a good beer.  Better is Švyturys.  Švyturys?  Švyturys.  Kas yra?  (what is it?)  Švyturys is the company making beer – Lithuanians.

In 2006 this company found itself in the middle of a controversy after it began an advertising campaign featuring Rūpintojėlis wearing headphones and listening to music.  Did you see this ad?  No, I didn’t sorry!  Oh, you missed out.  I know, what a loss.  Many Lithuanians found the commercialization of a traditional Lithuanian icon to be troubling.  After receiving a flood of complaints the advertisements were removed.

pradėkime, let’s get started.  Okay, I’m ready.

Previously we learned how to use the verb turėti – to have.  For example, I have a passport – aš turiu pasą, or she has a car – ji turi automobilį.  In these examples we have to use the accusative case.  Neturėti is the verb – to not have.

Here is neturėti conjugated: prašom pakartoti…

I don’t have                                                aš neturiu

you don’t have (tu)                                       tu neturi

he doesn’t have                                            jis neturi

she doesn’t have                                           ji neturi

we don’t have                                              mes neturime

you don’t have (jūs)                                     jūs neturite

you all don’t have                                        jūs neturite

they don’t have (male or male/female group)   jie neturi

they don’t have (females only)                      jos neturi

Dėmesio!  Attention!  This is an important point.  When we negate a transitive verb we don’t use the accusative, we use the genitive case or kilmininkas.  Let’s do some examples, prašom pakartoti…labai gerai.

a passport                                                  pasas

I have a passport                                        aš turiu pasą

I don’t have a passport                                aš neturiu paso

a question                                                   klausimas

I have a question                                        aš turiu klausimą

I don’t have a question                                aš neturiu klausimo

a problem                                                   problema

you have a problem (tu)                               tu turi problemą

you don’t have a problem (tu)                      tu neturi problemos

a wife                                                         žmona

you have a wife (tu)                                     tu turi žmoną

you don’t have a wife (tu)                            tu neturi žmonos

a husband                                                   vyras

she has a husband                                        ji turi vyrą

she doesn’t have a husband                           ji neturi vyro

a female friend                                             draugė

she has a female friend                                 ji turi draugę

she doesn’t have a female friend                   ji neturi draugės

a house                                                      namas

he has a house                                            jis turi namą

he doesn’t have a house                              jis neturi namo

automobile                                                 automobilis

he has a car                                                jis turi automobilį

he doesn’t have a car                                  jis neturi automobilio

a male friend                                              draugas

you have a male friend (jūs)                         jūs turite draugą

you don’t have a male friend (jūs)                jūs neturite draugo

the room                                                    kambarys

you have a room (jūs)                                  jūs turite kambarį

you don’t have a room (jūs)                         jūs neturite kambario

idea                                                           idėja

you all have an idea                                    jūs turite idėją

you all don’t have an idea                             jūs neturite idėjos

a male doctor                                             gydytojas

they have a male doctor                               jie turi gydytoją

they don’t have a male doctor                     jie neturi gydytojo

a female doctor                                          gydytoja

they have a female doctor                           jie turi gydytoją

they don’t have a female doctor                   jie neturi gydytojos

father                                                         tėvas

they have a father  (jos)                              jos turi tėvą

they don’t have a father (jos)                       jos neturi tėvo

mother                                                      motina

they have a mother (jos)                             jos turi motiną

they don’t have a mother (jos)                    jos neturi motinos

museum                                                    muziejus

the city has a museum                                miestas turi muziejų

the city doesn’t have a museum                   miestas neturi muziejaus

television                                                    televizorius

Raminta has a television                                Raminta turi televizorių

Raminta doesn’t have a television                 Raminta neturi televizoriaus

Oh, how sad.  That is sad.  Kaip liūdnas. (incorrect) Kaip liūdna. (how sad) Kaip liūdna. (how sad)

Naturally, we can combine neturėti with an infinitive verb…

I don’t have to work                                  aš neturiu dirbti

You don’t have to dance (tu)                      neturi šokti

You don’t have to study (jūs)                      jūs neturit studijuoti

They don’t have to sleep                            jie neturi miegoti

They don’t have to eat (jos)                       jos neturi valgyti

We don’t have to wait                                neturime laukti

She doesn’t have to live in Vilnius                ji neturi gyventi Vilniuje

He doesn’t have to live in Klaipėda              jis neturi gyventi Klaipėdoje

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