lülitate

Lülitate is a form of the Estonian verb lülitada, meaning to switch on, activate, or enable a device or feature. It is the present tense form used with the second-person plural subject, as in statements addressing “you all” who are performing the action. For example, Te lülitate valguse sisse would translate as “You all switch the light on.” In imperative usage, the form lülitage is used to command a group to switch something on, as in Lülitage tuli sisse.

Etymology and related forms: lülitada derives from the noun lüliti, meaning switch, with the typical verb-building suffix -da. Related nouns include lüliti (switch) and lülitamine (switching on, the act of turning on). The action can also be described in other tenses and moods, such as lülitas (past), lülitatakse (present passive), and lülitatud (past participle).

Usage and context: The verb is common in electronics, machinery, user interfaces, and instructional language. It appears in manuals, guides, dashboards, and conversational speech when describing turning devices on. It often co-occurs with a complement specifying what is being turned on, for example, seade, tuli, or valgus.

See also: lüliti (switch), lülitamine (switching on), lülitatav (switchable). The term is part of everyday Estonian vocabulary related to operating equipment and configuring electronic systems.