Lukustada

Lukustada is an Estonian verb meaning to lock or to secure something with a lock. It covers both physical locking actions—locking doors, chests, or safes—and locking actions in digital or logical contexts, such as locking a screen, a file, or an account. The verb is formed from the noun lukk (lock) with the suffix -usta, creating a transitive verb.

Grammatically, lukusta is transitive. The infinitive is lukustada. Common tense forms include lukustasin (I locked), lukustasid (you locked), lukustas (he/she/it locked). The past passive participle is lukustatud. The act of locking is lukustamine, and an object that is locked is lukustatud.

Usage examples illustrate its range. Lukusta uks means "Lock the door." Lukusta auto uksed enne lahkumist means "Lock the car doors before leaving." For data or devices, one speaks of lukustamine or lukustatud objects: Faili lukustamine translates to locking a file, and ekraani lukustamine refers to locking the screen. A common practical instruction is "Telefon lukustatakse parooliga" (The phone is locked with a password) or "Lukusta telefon" as an imperative.

See also: lukk, lukustamine, lukustatud.