tapo

This is the 137th most frequent Lithuanian word.


tapo

"Became."


Here, 'tapo' is used as the past tense of 'to become', indicating a change into a new state or role.

Jis tapo gydytoju.

He became a doctor.


In this sentence, 'tapo' expresses an emotional change or transformation happening to a subject.

Praėjusią savaitę Jonas tapo labai liūdnas.

Last week Jonas became very sad.


Here, 'tapo' represents the realization or development of a state or understanding, often contextualized by time.

Laikui bėgant, tapo aišku, kad problema yra rimta.

Over time, it became clear that the problem is serious.