Vocab: harjutama - to practice
to practice; to repeat activities or methods in order to develop certain abilities, acquire skills, or build habits; to help someone develop a habit
Building blocks
harju- → comes from harjuma = to get used to / to become accustomed to
-ta- → (causative) means to make something happen
-ma → infinitive ending
So literally, harjutama means: “to make (something or someone) get used to something”→ which naturally became to practise / to train
How to use it
What to remember
What you practice is in the Partitive case (thirdd base form)
Example
Kitarriklubi harjutab iga nädal uusi lugusid
Literally: “Guitar-club practices every week new songs”
Idiomatically: “The guitar club practises new songs every week”
Kitarriklubi - Noun - Nomiantive Singular: "Guitar club"
harjutab - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense: "practices"
iga - Pronoun - Nominative Singular: "every"
nädal - Noun - Nominative Singular: "week"
uusi - Adjective - Partitive Plural: "new"
lugusid - Noun - Partitive Plural: "songs"
Love how breaking down the morphemes makes the meaning so clear. The causative suffix connection really helped me see how practice literally means "making yourself get used to something." I've been trying to learn a bit of Finnish (which shares that agglutiative structure) and this kind of breakdown is super useful for understanding how words build up. The partitive case note for what you practice is also a great practical tip.