paigutades

Paigutades is the present adverbial participle of the Estonian verb paigutama, meaning “placing” or “to place.” It forms a non-finite clause that conveys an attendant or circumstantial action accompanying the main verb. The form is used in both written and spoken Estonian to relate actions that occur simultaneously with the main event and does not express a separate tense by itself.

Usage and function: In Estonian, adverbial participles like paigutades introduce subordinate clauses that function as adverbials of manner or time. They can appear at the beginning or inside a sentence and share the subject with the main clause. The translation into English is typically “placing” or “by placing,” depending on context.

Formation: Paigutades is derived from the stem paigut- of paigutama. Like other present adverbial participles, it is used without an independent subject; the subject is implicitly the same as in the main clause.

Example: Paigutades eseme riiulile, vaatas ta ringi. Translation: While placing the item on the shelf, he looked around.

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