asendab

Asendab is an Estonian verb meaning to replace or to substitute. It is used to describe the action of taking someone’s place or filling in for someone or something, often temporarily. The form asendab is specifically the third-person singular present indicative, but the verb generally appears in various tenses and moods like other Estonian verbs and is transitive, typically taking an object in the direct or partitive case.

The word is derived from the noun asendus, meaning a replacement or substitution, together with the verb-forming suffix -ama. This roots the meaning in the idea of standing in for another thing or person. Asendab thus expresses the act of substitution or replacement within a sentence.

Conjugation and usage examples illustrate its regular behavior. Present tense forms include ma asendan, sa asendad, ta asendab, me asendame, te asendate, nad asendavad. Past tense forms are asendasin, asendasid, asendas, asendasime, asendasite, asendasid. Because Estonian verbs do not always require a separate future tense, future situations are often expressed with adverbial phrases or auxiliary constructions, such as “kavatseb asendada” or “asendab peatselt.”

Examples: Ta asendab õpetajat haiguse ajal. See ametikoht tuleb asendada ajutiselt kohuse täitja poolt.

See sissevaade asendab on thet basic, but commonly used verb in Estonian for describing substitution in everyday language. Related terms include asendus (substitution), asendama (to replace), and muul viisil asendamine are common derivatives in the same semantic field.