rühmitan

Rühmitan is the first-person singular present tense form of the Estonian verb rühmitama, meaning to group, assemble, or organize into groups. It is used when the subject performs the action of forming groups, for example: Ma rühmitan inimesed kahte rühma.

Etymology and form: The verb rühmitama is built from the noun rühm (group) with the verbal suffix -tama. The present tense endings attach as: ma rühmitan, sa rühmitad, ta rühmitab, me rühmitame, te rühmitate, nad rühmitavad.

Usage: The sense is literal in organizing people or items into groups, teams, or categories, and can be used metaphorically to describe clustering of data or ideas. The word is neutral and common in both formal and informal Estonian.

Examples: Ma rühmitan need töötajad kahte meeskonda. Andmed on rühmitatud vanuse põhjal.