Bedeutung
Knowing something perfectly or exactly.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The idiom reflects the importance of the potato and egg in the national diet. Peeling is a basic, universal skill in Lithuania. In villages, knowing your neighbors 'kaip nuluptus' was a matter of social cohesion and safety. Younger generations use it for technology and urban navigation, showing the idiom's adaptability. Many folk tales involve characters who can 'see through' disguises, a concept related to knowing someone 'kaip nuluptą'.
Gender Agreement
Always check the gender of the object. If you know a 'taisyklė' (rule), use 'nuluptą' (fem). If you know a 'kelias' (road), use 'nuluptą' (masc). They look the same in singular, but different in plural!
Don't use with 'suprasti'
It only works with 'žinoti' (to know facts/places) or 'pažinti' (to know people/places).
Bedeutung
Knowing something perfectly or exactly.
Gender Agreement
Always check the gender of the object. If you know a 'taisyklė' (rule), use 'nuluptą' (fem). If you know a 'kelias' (road), use 'nuluptą' (masc). They look the same in singular, but different in plural!
Don't use with 'suprasti'
It only works with 'žinoti' (to know facts/places) or 'pažinti' (to know people/places).
Sound Native
Use it when someone is trying to explain something you already know very well to show you are an expert.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of 'nuluptas'.
Aš žinau šitą dainą kaip ______.
'Dainą' is feminine singular accusative, so 'nuluptą' is the correct matching form.
Which sentence is the most natural use of the idiom?
Select the correct sentence:
The idiom is used with 'pažinti' or 'žinoti' to express familiarity with a person.
Match the object with the correct form of the idiom.
Match the following:
Participles must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.
Complete the dialogue.
Jonas: Ar tau reikia žemėlapio? Tu: Ne, aš šitą rajoną žinau ______.
'Rajoną' is masculine singular accusative.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenAš žinau šitą dainą kaip ______.
'Dainą' is feminine singular accusative, so 'nuluptą' is the correct matching form.
Select the correct sentence:
The idiom is used with 'pažinti' or 'žinoti' to express familiarity with a person.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
Participles must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.
Jonas: Ar tau reikia žemėlapio? Tu: Ne, aš šitą rajoną žinau ______.
'Rajoną' is masculine singular accusative.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, it implies long-term familiarity. Use it for people you've known for years.
Not at all. It's a friendly, neutral idiom. However, in a confrontation, it can sound assertive.
Only when the object is singular and in the accusative case (which it usually is with 'žinoti').
It means 'peeled' or 'skinned'.
No, 'nulupta' without the nasal 'ą' would be the nominative feminine form, which is grammatically incorrect here.
'Žinoti' is for facts/places, 'pažinti' is for people/places. Both work perfectly with this idiom.
Yes, Latvian has a very similar expression: 'zināt kā raibu suni' (to know like a spotted dog), though the 'peeled' version is more uniquely Lithuanian/Slavic.
It's a bit informal for a first email, but fine if you have a good relationship with the client.
Use the plural: 'žinau juos kaip nuluptus'.
Because a peeled egg is perfectly smooth and white, leaving nothing to the imagination.
Verwandte Redewendungen
žinoti kaip savo penkis pirštus
synonymTo know like one's five fingers.
matyti kiaurai
similarTo see through someone.
kaip ant delno
similarLike on the palm of the hand.
ne iš kelmo spirtas
contrastNot kicked from a stump (clever/resourceful).
