gerti
[ˈɡʲɛrʲ.tʲɪ]
Drink in Lithuanian is gerti.
gerti means to drink, the general act of taking in liquid. The noun gėrimas can mean both the act of drinking and a drink itself.
Meaning: consume liquid through the mouth (verb)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
gerti is the infinitive. I drink is geriu, he or she drinks is geria and he or she drank is gerė.
Did you know?
- The word gerti is related to the Sanskrit word giráti, which means to devour.
- While gerti means to drink, the related word girti is used specifically to describe the state of 'getting drunk'.
- The word for 'throat', gerklė, shares the same ancient root as the verb gerti.
Examples in context
- Aš negalėjau nei valgyti, nei gerti.I could neither eat nor drink.gerti is paired with the verb for eat, neither eat nor drink.Tatoeba #5205007 by Zyberg, translation #5204527 by krzysiek
- Kava buvo tokia karšta, kad aš negalėjau jos gerti.The coffee was so hot that I could not drink it.gerti is used again with jos, meaning it.Tatoeba #11986885 by glavsaltulo, translation #11987101 by Wobbelle
- Ji̇̀s nóri gérti alaũsHe wants to drink some beergérti is written here with a mark showing stress.
- Norėčiau nusipirkti gėrimo ir pašoktiI would like to buy a drink and dance
- Geriu kavą kiekvieną rytąI drink coffee every morning
- Prašau vandens, tai paprastas gėrimas.Please give me water, it's a simple drink.
- Ar norėtum išgerti alaus?Would you like to have a beer?
- Visada geriu arbūzo sulčių vasarą.I always drink watermelon juice in the summer.
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Tomas and Rūta are in a kitchen.
- TomasRūta, nori gerti vandens?Rūta, do you want to drink some water?
- RūtaNe, aš ką tik gėriau.No, I just drank.
- TomasO ar nori gerti arbatos?And do you want to drink tea?
- RūtaTaip, mielai gersiu arbatą.Yes, I would gladly drink tea.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “drink” translations and entries gerti, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries gerti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR, Wiktionary CC BY-SA 4.0.
