tekti

tekti

1. plural of tekto

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *tektei, from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to take, receive”). Cognate with Latvian tikt (“to become, attain, arrive (at), reach”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ʲɛkʲt̪ʲɪ]

tèkti (third-person present tense teñka, third-person past tense tẽko)

1. to be granted

   Na, o pabaigus studijas, man teko vadovo vieta.

   And what's about me - after having finished my studies, I had a fortune of receiving a head place.

   Tekis savo bifšteksą!

   Here, have your beefsteak!

2. to be, to become due, to unexpectedly have to

   Jiems teko eiti į policiją rašyti skundą.

   They had to go to police station to leave a written complaint.

3. to happen to, to experience by chance; to receive fortune of

   Ar jums teko ragauti šių salotų?

   Did you happen to try this kind of salad?

4. (obsolete) to be enough of

• tekėti
• tenkinti

• kliūti