anot + genitive

According to with Anot

Level 5

anot + genitive = according to (a source): Anot jo, viskas gerai. (According to him, everything is fine.)

How It Works

1. People.

  • Anot jo, viskas gerai. (According to him, everything is fine.)
  • Anot mano mamos, geriausia arbata – su medumi. (According to my mom, the best tea is tea with honey.)

2. Groups and sources.

  • Anot sinoptikų, rytoj lis. (According to the forecasters, it will rain tomorrow.)
  • Anot legendos, Vilnių įkūrė Gediminas. (According to legend, Vilnius was founded by Gediminas.)

3. Anot and pasak. Pasak with the genitive means the same in this use: pasak jo, pasak sinoptikų.

4. Not pagal. Pagal means following a plan or a rule, as in pagal receptą (following the recipe): see according to with pagal. For a source of information, careful Lithuanian uses anot or pasak. For your own view, say mano nuomone or manau.

5. Commas. The anot phrase is set off with commas, like other parenthetical words: Šis pastatas, anot istorikų, yra seniausias mieste. (This building, according to historians, is the oldest in the city.)

Examples (5)

  1. Anot jo, viskas gerai.

    According to him, everything is fine.

    Word by Word: According-to him(GEN), everything fine.

  2. Anot sinoptikų, rytoj lis.

    According to the forecasters, it will rain tomorrow.

    Word by Word: According-to forecasters(GEN), tomorrow will-rain.

  3. Anot legendos, Vilnių įkūrė Gediminas.

    According to legend, Vilnius was founded by Gediminas.

    Word by Word: According-to legend(GEN), Vilnius founded Gediminas.

  4. Anot mano mamos, geriausia arbata – su medumi.

    According to my mom, the best tea is tea with honey.

    Word by Word: According-to my mom(GEN), best tea – with honey.

  5. Šis pastatas, anot istorikų, yra seniausias mieste.

    This building, according to historians, is the oldest in the city.

    Word by Word: This building, according-to historians(GEN), is oldest in-city.

Common Mistakes

  • Using pagal to name a source of information.

    Pagal jį, viskas gerai.
    Anot jo, viskas gerai.

    Pagal means following something, such as a plan. To say whose words these are, use anot or pasak.

  • Using the nominative after anot.

    Anot jis, viskas gerai.
    Anot jo, viskas gerai.

    Anot takes the genitive: jo, jos, jų, tyrėjų.

How It Connects

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

anot + genitiveLevel 5According to with Anot

Learn This First

Anot introduces a genitive source of reported information.

Words in This Pattern

anotpasak