loendama

Loendama is an Estonian verb meaning "to count" or "to enumerate." It is used to determine the number of items, people, or events, or to create a list by assigning numbers to items. The word is formed from the noun loend ("count, list, census") plus the infinitive suffix -ama, and is related to nouns such as loendus and loendamine.

As a transitive verb, loendama takes a direct object referring to what is being counted. It can be used in various tenses like other Estonian verbs, with subject-verb agreement. The present tense forms align with standard Estonian verb conjugation for -da verbs; past and future are built similarly to other verbs of the same class.

Loendama is closely associated with the related nouns loendus (a census, enumeration) and loendamine (the act of counting or enumerating). In everyday language it is commonly used in contexts such as accounting items, tallying numbers for a census, or listing entries in a roster.

In Estonian, loendama can also appear in idiomatic phrases and compound forms, such as loendite koostamine or related constructions, depending on context. The term is widely understood across Estonian-speaking communities and is a standard vocabulary for mathematics, statistics, education, and administration.

See also: loendus, loendamine, nimekiri.