štai

Lithuanian

Etymology

Related to šìtas (“this”).

Particle

štaĩ

1. here (it) is (indicating the location of something)

   Štai mano namas. ― Here is my house.

2. lo, behold (drawing attention to something)
3. so, thus, in sum (used to conclude or summarize) (Can we add an example for this sense?)
4. oh, ah (expresses surprise)

   Štai kur tu! ― Oh, there you are!

Related terms

• (here is): šitai, šit
• (there is): ana, antai, aure
• (here, there is): va

Further reading

• “štai”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024