Vajutame

Vajutame is the 1st person plural present-tense form of the Estonian verb vajutama, meaning to press, push, or click. It is used to describe the action of applying pressure to a button, key, switch, or other control, and can also be used metaphorically. The form denotes that the subject performing the action is “we.”

Morphology and usage details: The base verb vajutada forms the present tense as vajutan (I press), vajutad (you press), vajutab (he/she presses), vajutame (we press), vajutate (you all press), vajutavad (they press). The infinitive is vajutada, and the corresponding noun for the action is vajutus (the act of pressing). The passive present is vajutatakse, and the past passive is vajutatud. Imperative forms include vajuta (singular) and vajutage (plural). The object of vajutada is usually in partitive or the appropriate case, for example: Me vajutame nuppu (We press the button).

Examples and context: In everyday speech, vajutame nuppu might be used to describe pressing a physical button, while in manuals and instructions the imperative vajutage nuppu is common. In digital or user-interface contexts, phrases such as “vajutage selle nupu.” or “vajutage Start” are standard. The form vajutame can also appear in collaborative or instructional contexts where a group action is described.

Etymology and related forms: Vajutamine is the noun form for the act of pressing. The verb vajutada is derived from the Estonian root vajuta- with the typical infinitive ending -da, and it is used regularly in both concrete and abstract senses of pressing or pushing.