2 October 2013 by Pigmalijonas
A verb may require not only the accusative case - it may as well take the genitive, dative or instrumental case.
Let's take a couple of verbs that require the genitive:
laukti - to wait
nekęsti - to hate
Their present tense 3rd person (jis, ji, jie, jos) are laukia and nekenčia.
You ought to memorize:
laukti : laukia
nekęsti : nekenčia
Let's use some genitive objects with these new verbs:
Aš laukiu brolio. I wait for (my) brother.
Brolis laukia tėvo, bet jis nekenčia jo. Brother is waiting for father, but he hates him.
Aš nekenčiu televizorių! I hate TVs!
Tu perki pieštuką, nes nekenti tušinukų. You buy a pencil, because you hate pens.
Jei perkame kilimus, tai laukiame kilimų. If we buy carpets, then we wait for carpets.
Kodėl jūs nekenčiate mūsų vyrų? Why do you hate our men?
Do you notice how the new verbs transform their objects into the genitive case?
Comments:
Shouldn't it be: Brolis laukia tėvo, bet jis JĮ nekenčia. Brother is waiting for father, but he hates him.
Isn't this wrong?
Televizorius= singular nominative Television.
Televizorių= genitive plural (my televisions)
OR: televizorių = accusative singular (I hate television)
I am so confused- what does Aš nekenčiu televizorių! mean???
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