ketinti

Causative derivation from ketė́ti (“to intend”) +‎ -inti; further etymology uncertain. Also related to dialectal Latvian ķetet.

• IPA^(key): /kʲɛˈtʲɪn.tʲɪ/

keti̇̀nti (third-person present tense keti̇̀na, third-person past tense keti̇̀no) [with infinitive]

1. (intransitive) to intend, to mean, to propose

   Kãjus keti̇̀na trẽčią kar̃tą vèsti.

   Kajus is about to get married for the third time.

   Àš tikrai̇̃ nežinaũ, ką̃ tù ketini̇̀ pasakýti.

   I really don't know what you mean (to say).

2. (intransitive) to be about to
3. (intransitive) to want, to wish

   Dė̃l kõ tù ketini̇̀ grį̇̃žti į̇̃ Bòstoną?

   Why do you want to go back to Boston?

4. (intransitive) to prepare for, to plan ahead

   Jū̃s vi̇̀s dár keti̇̀nate pir̃kti nãmą?

   Are you still planning on buying a house?

5. (intransitive) to try, to attempt

   Vãkar vakarè kažkàs keti̇̀no Tòmo automobi̇̀lį pavõgti.

   Someone tried to steal Tom's car last night.

6. (intransitive) to promise, to pledge

   Táu nupirkaũ tai̇̃, ką̃ àš táu ketinaũ pir̃kti.

   I bought you what I promised to buy.

• (sense 1): skirti, manyti
• (sense 2): be-
• (sense 3): norėti
• (sense 4): taisytis, rengtis
• (sense 5): bandyti
• (sense 6): žadėti

• paketinti

• kėsti
• kisti
• kinti

• “ketinti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
• Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007), “ketė́ti”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka litewskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 504