häälestades

Häälestades is an Estonian verb form. It is the present active participle of the verb häälestama, which means "to tune" or "to adjust the pitch of." Therefore, "häälestades" translates to "tuning" or "while tuning."

This grammatical form is used in Estonian to describe an action that is happening concurrently with another action. For example, "Muusik häälestades pilli" translates to "The musician is tuning the instrument." If used in a sentence like "Ma kuulasin muusikat häälestades pilli," it would mean "I listened to music while tuning the instrument." The participle form indicates that the tuning is happening at the same time as the listening.

The verb häälestama itself comes from the noun hääl, meaning "voice" or "sound." The suffix -stama is a common verbalizing suffix in Estonian. The concept of tuning is fundamental in music and also applies to other contexts where adjustments are made to achieve a desired state or pitch, such as tuning a radio or tuning an engine. The participle "häälestades" captures this ongoing process of adjustment.