To provide just a glimpse of how expressive Lithuanian can be, just a some derivations from the verb valgyti (to eat): valgąs — present active participle valg

To provide just a glimpse of how expressive Lithuanian can be, just a some derivations from the verb valgyti (to eat): valgąs — present active participle valgęs — past active participle valgydavęs — frequentative past active participle valgysiąs — future active participle valgomas — present passive participle valgytas — past passive participle valgysimas — future passive participle valgant — adverbial present active participle valgius — adverbial past active participle valgydavus — adverbial frequentative past active participle valgysiant — adverbial future active participle valgydamas — special adverbial present active participle valgytinas — participle of necessity The approximate meanings: valgąs — 'the one who is eating' valgęs — 'the one who ate; has eaten; was eating' valgydavęs — 'the one who used to eat' valgysiąs — 'the one who will be eating' valgomas — 'something that is being eaten' valgytas — 'something that has been eaten' valgysimas — 'something which will be eaten' valgant — 'while eating' valgius — 'after having eaten' valgydavus — 'after having eaten repeatedly' valgysiant — 'having to eat' valgydamas — 'eating' valgytinas — 'something to be eaten' Taken from http://www.lituanus.org/1984_3/84_3_05.htm http://www.lituanus.org/1984_3/84_3_05.htm