Kirjutada

Kirjutada is an Estonian verb meaning "to write." It denotes the act of producing written text and is used to describe writing of letters, articles, books, or other documents. The infinitive form is kirjutada, and it serves as the base from which finite forms are built.

In the present tense, the standard conjugation is: ma kirjutan, sa kirjutad, ta kirjutab, me kirjutame, te kirjutate, nad kirjutavad. In the simple past (preterite), forms are: ma kirjutasin, sa kirjutasid, ta kirjutas, me kirjutasime, te kirjutasite, nad kirjutasid. The verb forms align with the typical Estonian pattern for transitive, regular verbs and use the same endings across different subjects.

Perfect and passive constructions are common with this verb. The present perfect uses the auxiliary olla plus the past participle: olen kirjutanud (I have written), oled kirjutanud, on kirjutanud, oleme kirjutanud, olete kirjutanud, on kirjutanud. The passive past participle is kirjutatud, as in tekst on kirjutatud (the text has been written). The present participle is kirjutav (writing), and the adverbial or gerund form kirjoiting writes is kirjoitatades or kirjoitades, depending on construction.

Derived forms include the noun kirjoitus (writing, handwriting) and the agent noun kirjutaja (writer). The verb is commonly used with a direct object in the appropriate case, and it forms a core part of everyday Estonian for describing the act of composing text in various genres.