Vocab: avatud - open

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open; available; unrestricted; exposed; open to the public

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Building blocks

• ava- → comes from avama (to open)

• -tud → past participle ending, which turns the verb into an adjective.

NB! It can act as an adjective or adverb:

• avatud (adjective) → describes a noun; physical state or quality of something being open: avatud uks = an open door

• avatud (adverb) → describes a verb; describes readiness/accessibility: Peapostkontor on avatud kell 7.30–20.00 = The main post office is open 7:30–20:00

How to use it:

Here is how you use the word “avatud” ⬇️

Examples

Avatud meel aitab kiiremini uusi lahendusi leida

Literally: “Open mind helps faster new solutions to find”

Idiomatically: “An open mind helps to find new solutions faster”

Avatud - Adjective - Nominative Singular: "Open"
meel - Noun - Nominative Singular: "mind"
aitab - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense: "helps"
kiiremini - Adverb - Indeclinable: "faster"
uusi - Adjective - Partitive Plural: "new"
lahendusi - Noun - Partitive Plural: "solutions"
leida - Verb - da-Infinitive: "to find"