Lõikas

Lõikas is the third-person singular past tense form of the Estonian verb lõikama, meaning to cut, slice, or trim. It indicates that a single subject performed a cutting action in the past. The infinitive is lõikama; other finite forms include lõikab (present tense) and lõikasin (first-person past).

In use, lõikas appears in narrative contexts to describe completed cutting actions, such as cutting wood, bread, or fabric. For example, a sentence like Ta lõikas puu would translate to He cut the tree. The form is a standard part of everyday Estonian and is found across various registers, from storytelling to instruction.

Linguistic notes: Estonian verbs of this class typically form the past tense with the ending -is for the third person singular, as in lõikas. Lõikama is a transitive verb, commonly taking a direct object in the accusative case (for example, puu, leib). The noun lõik means a cut or incision, and related words (such as lõige or lõikumine) pertain to related senses, including a clinical incision or a segment in a text, depending on context.

Overall, lõikas is a finite verb form tied to the past action of cutting, not a standalone noun or name. It is one of the regular past-tense forms of lõikama used in standard Estonian.