Võrdled

Võrdled is the second-person singular present tense form of the Estonian verb võrdlema, meaning to compare. The verb võrdlema belongs to the class of Estonian lexical verbs formed with the infinitive ending -ma and a stem võrdle-. The form võrdled is used when speaking directly to one person and expressing an action in the present time. The corresponding imperative is võrdle, meaning "compare!" The verb has related forms for other persons and tenses, such as võrdlen (I compare) and võrdleb (he/she compares). In usage, võrdled appears in contexts of comparing two or more items, e.g., "Sa võrdled neid kahte varianti" (You compare those two variants). The form also appears in comparative constructions like "võrdle neid omavahel" (compare them with each other). Etymology: the verb derives from võrdle- meaning equal or alike, with the infinitive ending -ma. See also: võrdlema, võrdlus (comparison).