tulistama

Tulistama is an Estonian verb meaning to shoot or to fire a weapon. It is a transitive verb used when a subject discharges a firearm, artillery, or other projectile at a target. The term is common in describing military, police, sport shooting, and typical reporting about gunfire.

In usage, tulistama appears in contexts where the act being described involves aiming and releasing a shot. The verb can be combined with various objects to specify the weapon or the target, and it forms part of a family of related terms, such as tulistamine (the act of shooting) and tulistaja (a shooter or marksman).

Grammatical notes are typical of Estonian -ma verbs. Tulistama behaves like other regular transitive verbs in its conjugation, with standard forms across tenses and moods. Like many verbs of its semantic field, it is more common in formal or institutional language, including journalism, military communication, and official reporting, than in everyday casual speech.

Etymology is not always detailed in concise references, but the word is generally understood as connected to the act of discharging a weapon or initiating a shot. Related terms and phrases are used to discuss combat, law enforcement actions, and shooting sports.

See also: firearms, shooting sports, military language, law enforcement terminology.