atrodo
Seeming with Atrodyti
Atrodyti (atrodo, atrodė) means to seem or to look: Tu gerai atrodai (You look good). On its own, atrodo means it seems: Atrodo, kad lis.
How It Works
1. The forms. atrodyti, atrodo, atrodė. Present: atrodau, atrodai, atrodo, atrodome, atrodote, atrodo.
2. How someone looks. Add an adjective in the nominative, agreeing with the subject: Ji atrodo laiminga (She looks happy), Tu atrodai pavargęs (You look tired, to a man), Tu atrodai pavargusi (to a woman). An adverb describes the overall look: Tu gerai atrodai (You look good). Use kaip to compare: Jis atrodo kaip tikras sportininkas (He looks like a real athlete).
3. It seems that. Atrodo, kad ... introduces a kad clause, with a comma before kad: Atrodo, kad lis (It looks like it will rain). Add a dative to say whose impression it is, as with patinka: Man atrodo, kad tu teisus (I think you are right).
4. As an inserted word. Atrodo can also be dropped into a sentence, set off with commas, to mean apparently: Jis, atrodo, pamiršo (He seems to have forgotten). Compare Jis atrodo pavargęs, where atrodo is the main verb and has no commas. For other inserted words, see įterpiniai.
Examples (6)
- Atrodo, kad lis.
It looks like it will rain.
With no subject, atrodo introduces a kad clause.
- Tu gerai atrodai.
You look good.
An adverb describes the overall look.
- Ji atrodo labai laiminga.
She looks very happy.
The adjective is in the nominative and agrees with ji.
- Man atrodo, kad tu teisus.
I think you are right.
Word by Word: To-me it-seems that you right.
The person to whom it seems is in the dative.
- Jis, atrodo, pamiršo.
He seems to have forgotten.
Set off with commas, atrodo means apparently.
- Iš pradžių lietuvių kalba atrodė sunki.
At first, Lithuanian seemed difficult.
Sunki agrees with the feminine kalba.
Common Mistakes
Using atrodo for every person.
Tu atrodo pavargęs.Tu atrodai pavargęs.With a subject, atrodyti changes like any verb: tu atrodai.
Putting the person in the nominative in atrodo, kad.
Aš atrodo, kad tu teisus.Man atrodo, kad tu teisus.The person to whom something seems goes in the dative: man.
Using an adjective when you mean you look good.
Tu atrodai geras.Tu gerai atrodai.Tu atrodai geras means you seem kind. To say you look good, use the adverb gerai.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Atrodyti describes appearance or introduces an apparent fact with kad.
Related Patterns
- man patinkaLiking with Patikti
Another verb that puts the person in the dative.
Level 1 - Comparison With kaipLike and as with Kaip
Atrodo kaip ... compares someone to something.
Level 3 - Parenthetical Words
Atrodo can be an inserted word set off with commas.
Level 4 - gal / galbūt / turbūt / tikriausiaiMaybe and Probably
Other ways to say something is likely or possible.
Level 2 - Adjective Agreement
The adjective after atrodyti agrees with the subject.
Level 1
Words in This Pattern
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