lülitavad
Lülitavad is the third-person plural present tense form of the Estonian verb lülitama, meaning to switch, turn on, or toggle. It is used when the subject is plural and denotes an action carried out by multiple agents or devices. As a finite verb, lülitavad appears in sentences describing ongoing or habitual switching actions performed by people, machines, or systems.
- Present tense, 3rd person plural: lülitavad (nad lülitavad)
- The form is built from the stem lülita- plus the present-tense plural ending -vad.
- It is distinct from related forms such as lülitakse (passive, “is switched”) and lülitatavad (switchable, a
- Nad lülitavad valguslambi sisse. (They switch the light on.)
- Eksamid lülitavad süsteemi sisse, kui neid peidetakse. (The exams switch the system on, when invoked. Note:
- lüliti: switch or toggle device
- lülitamine: act of switching
- lülitatav: capable of being switched (switchable)
- lülituma: to be switched, to engage in switching (reflexive/formal contexts)
- Kontrollerid ja juhtimissüsteemid
Lülitavad serves primarily as a grammatical form in Estonian, used to describe plural actors performing a