Küpsetada

Küpsetada is an Estonian verb meaning to bake, i.e., to cook by dry heat in an oven. It is used for preparing foods such as bread, pastries, cakes, and cookies. The infinitive form is küpsetada and the related noun küpsetamine refers to the act of baking. The word is commonly found in cooking instructions and recipes.

In usage, küpsetada is a transitive verb and takes a direct object in recipes or cooking instructions, for example describing what to bake. Typical sentences specify time and temperature, such as telling someone to bake a cake at a certain degree for a set period. The object is often a food item like saia, kook, leib, or küpsis.

Grammatically, küpsetada behaves like a regular Estonian verb. Present tense forms include ma küpsetan, sa küpsetad, ta küpsetab, me küpsetame, te küpsetate, nad küpsetavad. It also forms participles and other tenses, such as küpsetatud (baked) and küpsetamine (the act of baking). The verb is used in both home cooking and professional kitchen contexts, from simple weekday baking to more elaborate confectionery.

See also: küpsetamine, kook, leib, küpsis.