Kuumendab

Kuumendab is the third-person singular present tense form of the Estonian verb kuumendada, meaning to heat up or warm. It is used when the subject causes something else to become warmer, as in cooking, heating a substance, or raising its temperature. The word appears in sentences where a specific agent or device performs the heating action.

The verb kuumendada is built from the adjective kuum (hot) with the causative suffix -enda, and its present tense forms follow Estonian conjugation patterns. The infinitive is kuumendada, while the 3rd person singular present form is kuumendab. Related forms include kuumend, kuumendan (I warm up), and other persons and tenses built from the same root. In everyday language, kuumutada is another common verb for heating, but kuumendada emphasizes the act of making something warmer.

Usage notes: kuumendab is typical in contexts where a device or agent directly warms an object. Examples include: Pliit kuumendab panni. (The stove heats the pan.) Ta kuumendab vett potis. (He heats the water in the pot.) Ta kuumendab toitu mikrolaineahjus. (He warms up the food in the microwave.) In cooking and appliance instructions, kuumendab frequently appears alongside other verbs describing heating processes.

See also: kuumutama, to heat; kuumenema, to become hot. These related terms cover complementary meanings and usages in Estonian, including both causative heating and the state of becoming warm.