liigutad

Liigutad is the second-person singular present tense form of the Estonian verb liigutama, meaning you move or you are moving. The verb liigutama is transitive and denotes causing movement or changing the position of something. It is commonly used for physical repositioning, for example, you move a box or furniture. It can also be used metaphorically to describe something that affects or moves a person emotionally, as in see pilt liigutab mind (this picture moves me).

Etymology and related terms: liigutama is built from the stem liigut- with the -ama infinitive suffix. Related words include liigutus (movement, act of moving) and liikumine (motion, movement in a broader sense). The root liigu- is connected to movement and change of position in Estonian vocabulary.

Grammar and usage notes: liigutad appears in present tense with a second-person subject (you). Like other Estonian verbs, its forms vary by person and number, with liigutama functioning as the base verb. The term can pair with direct objects in the accusative or with other case forms depending on sentence structure. Examples illustrate both literal and figurative usage: “Sa liigutad kasti” and “See pilt liigutab mind.”