Vocab: asjatundlik - knowledgeable

knowledgeable; expert; someone who possesses knowledge and skills in a certain field or area

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Building blocks

• asja- → comes from "asi" (thing or matter)

• tund- → from "tundma" (to know or to be familiar with)

• -lik → an adjective forming ending, meaning "having the quality of" or "characterized by"

So "asjatundlik" literally means someone who is “like a knower of things” — a person who understands a topic well or someone who knows their stuff.

How to use it:

Here is how you use the word “asjatundlik” ⬇️

Examples

Asjatundlik nõustaja oskab keerulistes olukordades rahu säilitada

Literally: “Expert advisor knows difficult-in situations calm to keep”

Idiomatically: “An expert advisor knows how to stay calm in difficult situations”

Asjatundlik - Adjective - Nominative Singular: "Expert"
nõustaja - Noun - Nominative Singular: "advisor"
oskab - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense: "knows"
keerulistes - Adjective - Inessive Plural: "difficult-in"
olukordades - Noun - Inessive Plural: "situations-in"
rahu - Noun - Partitive Singular: "calm"
säilitada - Verb - da-infinitive: "to keep/maintain"