saugoti

Lithuanian

Etymology

From saugus, sauga +‎ -oti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑ̂ˑʊɡɔːtʲɪ/
  • Hyphenation: sau‧go‧ti

Verb

sáugoti (third-person present tense sáugo, third-person past tense sáugojo)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to protect, take care of, preserve [with nuo (+ genitive) ‘from sb/sth’]
    Synonyms: ginti, daboti, proteguoti
  2. (transitive) to defend
  3. (transitive) to supervise, oversee, watch over
    Synonym: prižiūrėti

Conjugation

Conjugation of saugoti
singular vienaskaita plural daugiskaita
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
tu jis/ji mes jūs jie/jos
indicative present sáugau sáugai sáugo sáugome,
sáugom
sáugote,
sáugot
sáugo
past sáugojau sáugojai sáugojo sáugojome,
sáugojom
sáugojote,
sáugojot
sáugojo
past frequentative sáugodavau sáugodavai sáugodavo sáugodavome,
sáugodavom
sáugodavote,
sáugodavot
sáugodavo
future sáugosiu sáugosi sáugos sáugosime,
sáugosim
sáugosite,
sáugosit
sáugos
subjunctive sáugočiau sáugotum sáugotų sáugotumėme,
sáugotumėm,
sáugotume
sáugotumėte,
sáugotumėt
sáugotų
imperative sáugok,
sáugoki
tesáugo sáugokime,
sáugokim
sáugokite,
sáugokit
tesáugo
Participles of saugoti
adjectival (dalyviai)
active passive
present sáugąs, sáugantis sáugomas
past sáugojęs sáugotas
past frequentative sáugodavęs
future sáugosiąs, sáugosiantis sáugosimas
participle of necessity sáugotinas
adverbial
special pusdalyvis sáugodamas
half-participle present sáugant
past sáugojus
past frequentative sáugodavus
future sáugosiant
manner of action būdinys sáugote, sáugotinai

Derived terms

  • apsaugoti
    • apsisaugoti
  • išsaugoti
  • saugojimas (protection)
  • saugotis
  • saugotojas (protector, custodian)

Further reading

  • saugoti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026
  • saugoti”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026