Pühendute

Pühendute is a form of the Estonian verb pühenduda, meaning to devote oneself or to dedicate. It represents the present tense, second-person plural form, used when the subject is you all. In a typical sentence it corresponds to “you (plural) devote yourselves.”

Grammatically, pühenduda is a reflexive verb, so pühendute appears with the implied subject te (you, plural). Other related forms include pühendun (I devote), pühendud (you devote, singular), pühendub (he/she devotes), and pühendunud (devoted, dedicated as an adjective). The imperative forms are pühendu (singular) and pühenduge (plural or polite).

Usage tends to convey taking on a commitment or focus. It can describe dedication to work, study, a project, a cause, or personal goals. The phrase can stand alone as a finite predicate, or appear with a direct object or prepositional complement, for example: Te pühendute uuele projektile (You devote yourselves to a new project).

In broader language, pühendute is part of a family of expressions around dedication and commitment. A closely related adjective, pühendunud, describes someone who is devoted, while the infinitive pühenduda is used to express the act in general terms. The word carries neutral connotations and is common in everyday Estonian, as well as in formal or instructional texts when discussing effort and commitment.