niisutame

Niisutame is an Estonian verb form that translates roughly as “we moisten” or “we water.” It is the present tense, first-person plural form of the verb niisutama, which means to moisten, dampen, or hydrate. The infinitive niisutama reflects the general sense of adding moisture, and niisutame is used when the subject performing the action is “we.”

Niisutama is a transitive verb used with objects that receive moisture. In agriculture and horticulture it commonly refers to watering plants; in cosmetics and daily care it can mean moisturizing the skin or hair; in cleaning contexts it may indicate dampening a surface to aid cleaning or preparation.

In Estonian, -ama verbs form their present tense with regular endings, so niisutame corresponds to “we moisten.” The construction is typically transitive, with the object indicating what is being moistened; the grammatical case of the object can vary (often partitive or accusative, depending on aspect and definiteness).

Examples include: Me niisutame taimi iga päev. (We water the plants every day.) Kreem niisutab nahka. (The cream moisturizes the skin.)

Related terms include niisutus (moisturizing or dampening) and niisutama (the infinitive form). These forms cover the broader semantic field of adding moisture, whether for plants, skin, or surfaces.