išskyrus + accusative

Except with Išskyrus

Level 5

išskyrus + accusative = except: Visi atėjo, išskyrus Tomą. (Everyone came except Tomas.)

How It Works

1. The whole group and the exception.

  • Visi atėjo, išskyrus Tomą. (Everyone came except Tomas.)
  • Valgau viską, išskyrus grybus. (I eat everything except mushrooms.)
  • Parduotuvė dirba kasdien, išskyrus sekmadienius. (The shop is open every day except Sundays.)

2. The accusative. Nouns and pronouns after išskyrus take the accusative: Tomą, grybus, mane, jį, juos.

3. Commas. The išskyrus phrase is set off with commas. In the middle of a sentence, it has a comma on each side: Visi, išskyrus mane, žinojo apie šventę. (Everyone except me knew about the party.)

4. At the start. An išskyrus phrase can also open the sentence: Išskyrus vieną klaidą, tavo darbas puikus. (Except for one mistake, your work is excellent.)

5. Not be. Be with the genitive means without, as in kava be cukraus (coffee without sugar): see without with be. Išskyrus clearly marks an exception to a group.

Examples (5)

  1. Visi atėjo, išskyrus Tomą.

    Everyone came except Tomas.

    Word by Word: All came, except Tomas(ACC).

  2. Valgau viską, išskyrus grybus.

    I eat everything except mushrooms.

    Word by Word: I-eat everything, except mushrooms(ACC).

  3. Parduotuvė dirba kasdien, išskyrus sekmadienius.

    The shop is open every day except Sundays.

    Word by Word: Shop works every-day, except Sundays(ACC).

  4. Visi, išskyrus mane, žinojo apie šventę.

    Everyone except me knew about the party.

    Word by Word: All, except me(ACC), knew about party.

  5. Išskyrus vieną klaidą, tavo darbas puikus.

    Except for one mistake, your work is excellent.

    Word by Word: Except one(ACC) mistake(ACC), your work excellent.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the genitive, as after be.

    Visi atėjo, išskyrus Tomo.
    Visi atėjo, išskyrus Tomą.

    Išskyrus takes the accusative: Tomą, not Tomo.

  • Using the nominative for a pronoun.

    Visi, išskyrus aš, žinojo.
    Visi, išskyrus mane, žinojo.

    After išskyrus, a pronoun takes its accusative form: mane, tave, jį, ją.

  • Leaving out the comma.

    Visi atėjo išskyrus Tomą.
    Visi atėjo, išskyrus Tomą.

    Lithuanian punctuation sets off the išskyrus phrase with commas.

How It Connects

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išskyrus + accusativeLevel 5Except with Išskyrus

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Išskyrus excludes an accusative member from a larger group.

Words in This Pattern

išskyrus