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griauti

Level B2

Meaning

to demolish, to tear down, to destroy

Example

Seną fabriką nusprendė griauti, nes jo pastatai jau kėlė pavojų.

They decided to demolish the old factory, because its buildings had become dangerous.

A way to remember it

Hence griaustinis "thunder", the crash of things coming down, and griuvėsiai "ruins".

Word forms

Conjugation
griauti
griauna
griovė
present
I
griaunu
you (sg.)
griauni
he, she, they
griauna
we
griauname
you (pl.)
griaunate
past
I
grioviau
you (sg.)
griovei
he, she, they
griovė
we
griovėme
you (pl.)
griovėte
future
I
griausiu
you (sg.)
griausi
he, she, they
griaus
we
griausime
you (pl.)
griausite
conditional
I
griaučiau
you (sg.)
griautumei
he, she, they
griautų
we
griautumėme
you (pl.)
griautumėte
imperative
you (sg.)
griauk
we
griaukime
you (pl.)
griaukite / griaukit
past habitual
I
griaudavau
you (sg.)
griaudavai
he, she, they
griaudavo
we
griaudavome
you (pl.)
griaudavote

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