štai
Lithuanian
Etymology
Related to šìtas (“this”).[1]
Particle
štaĩ
- here (it) is (indicating the location of something)
- Štai mano namas. ― Here is my house.
- lo, behold (drawing attention to something)
- so, thus, in sum (used to conclude or summarize) (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- oh, ah (expresses surprise)
- Štai kur tu! ― Oh, there you are!
Related terms
- (here is): šitai, šit
- (there is): ana, antai, aure
- (here, there is): va
References
- Vytautas Ambrazas (2006) Lithuanian Grammar, 2nd revised edition, →ISBN, page 396
Further reading
- “štai”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2021