kustutad

Kustutad is a conjugated form of the Estonian verb kustutama, which means to erase or delete. Specifically, kustutad is the second-person singular present indicative form, used when the subject is the pronoun you in present tense. The related infinitive is kustutada, and the base stem is kustuta-. Other present tense forms of kustutama include kustutan (I erase), kustutab (he/she erases), kustutame (we erase), kustutate (you erase), and kustutavad (they erase).

In usage, kustutad appears in sentences with an explicit or implicit second-person subject. For example: Sa kustutad selle teksti. Sa kustutad kõik, mis pole vaja. It is not used as a standalone noun; it is a finite verb form that agrees with the subject in person and number.

Origin and notes: kustutad follows standard Estonian verb conjugation patterns. The form is common in everyday speech as well as in written language, occurring in declarative sentences, questions, and conditional clauses when addressing the listener directly. It exemplifies the general Estonian system of finite verb forms that encode person, number, and tense. See also kustutada and Estonian grammar for broader context on verb conjugation.