Jutustad

Jutustad is the second-person singular present tense form of the Estonian verb jutustama, meaning to tell stories or to narrate. It indicates that the subject (you) is currently narrating or habitually narrates. The base infinitive is jutustama, and in the present tense the 2nd person singular ending is -ad, producing jutustad.

Usage of jutustad appears in everyday speech, dialogue, and informal writing when addressing someone directly. It can describe a range of narrating activities, from telling a personal anecdote to recounting a longer tale. A simple example is Sa jutustad praegu, meaning “You are narrating right now.”

Related forms and terms include jutustamine, the act of narration, and jutustaja, a storyteller. The word is etymologically linked to jutt, a term for a story or tale, and reflects standard Estonian verb formation patterns for mood and tense. Jutustad functions as a practical, commonly used form for direct address in both casual and formal contexts, depending on surrounding language and register.

See also: jutustamine, jutustaja, jutt (story).