hoiustama

Hoiustama is an Estonian verb meaning to store, to deposit, or to safekeep. It is a transitive verb used when someone places something in a location or institution for safekeeping, or when money is placed into an account. The term covers both general storage and formal deposits, such as money in a bank or goods in a warehouse.

In banking and finance, hoiustamine refers to depositing funds into a bank account or other financial repository. For example, “Ma hoiustan raha pangakontole” means “I deposit money into the bank account.” In logistics or archiving, hoiustama describes placing items in a designated storage or archive, such as “Need dokumendid tuleb arhiveerida ja hoiustada turvalisse arhiivi” (“These documents must be archived and stored in a secure archive”).

Grammar and forms: the verb has the infinitive form hoiustama and common present tense forms such as hoiustan, hoiustad, hoiustab. Past tense forms include hoiustasin, hoiustasid, hoiustasime. The participle is hoiustatud. The act itself is named hoiustamine, and a person who deposits is a hoiustaja.

Usage notes: hoiustama emphasizes safekeeping and formal or organized storage, often associated with dedicated storage locations or financial institutions. It is distinct from hoidma, which broadly means to keep or hold without the sense of formal deposit or safekeeping.

See also: hoiustamine, hoiustaja, hoiukohad, hoiustamismeetodid.