lahendate

Lahendate is the second-person plural present tense form of the Estonian verb lahendama, meaning to solve or to resolve. It is used when addressing multiple people who are performing the action of solving something.

The form is derived from the verb stem lahenda- plus the present-tense ending -te, matching the subject you (plural). Other present-tense forms of lahendama include lahendan (I solve), lahendad (you solve, singular), lahendab (he/she solves), lahendame (we solve), and lahendavad (they solve).

Usage notes: Lahendate commonly appears in instructional texts, problem sets, and everyday speech when speaking to more than one person. Example: Te lahendate ülesandeid kiiresti. Translation: You are solving the tasks quickly. The form is used in combination with appropriate objects in the accusative or with other sentence elements to convey specific solving actions.

In Estonian grammar, lahendate is part of a regular conjugation pattern for verbs ending in -da, and it adheres to standard subject-verb agreement with the plural you. It can express present-time solving in general statements or ongoing actions, depending on context.