õpitada

Õpitada is an Estonian verb that historically denotes the act of making someone learn or to educate/train someone. In modern standard Estonian it is considered archaic or literary and is seldom used in everyday speech. Contemporary equivalents are õpetama (to teach) and õppima (to study/learn). The form is built from the concept of education with a causative sense, yielding a transitive verb that expresses causing another person to acquire knowledge or skills.

Usage and meaning: In texts where it appears, õpitada conveys the sense of deliberately imparting knowledge or training someone in a skill or habit. It can imply instructional design or pedagogy, rather than mere instruction. Because of its old-fashioned character, the verb is most likely to be found in historical narratives, legal texts, or stylistically marked writing.

Etymology and relation to other forms: Õpitada is formed with a causative sense from the root related to learning and education. It sits alongside related Estonian verbs such as õppima (to study/learn) and õpetama (to teach). In standard modern usage, speakers typically opt for one of these two verbs depending on whether the emphasis is on teaching (õpetama) or learning (õppima).

Morphology: As a verb with an infinitive form õpitada, it follows Estonian verb conjugation patterns for -da/-ta verbs. Exact conjugations appear in historical or literary corpora; in contemporary language, its use is rare and often replaced by more common forms.

See also: Õpetama, Õppima, Õpe, Pedagoogika.