Vocab: järjepidev

consistent

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          consistent; persistent; continuously ongoing                      

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Building blocks

• järje- - derived from "järk" (step, sequence, order) or "järg" (continuation, sequel, or follow-up)

• -pidev - comes from the root "pidama" (to hold, keep, or maintain)

When you combine these two parts, the word takes on the meaning of "maintaining the sequence". This is directly related to consistency - continuing steadily by always following through with the next step.

How to use it:

Here are a few ways the word “järjepidev” can be used ⬇️

1. Consistency in Effort or Work:

   • Järjepidev treenimine viib paremate tulemusteni.

     • Translation: Consistent training leads to better results.

2. Continuity in Actions:

   • Projekt vajab järjepidevat jälgimist ja parandamist.

     • Translation: The project requires consistent monitoring and improvement.

Examples

Korrapärane ja järjepidev korstnapühkimine on tuleohutuse tagamisel eluliselt oluline

Literally: “Regular and consistent chimney-sweeping is fire-safety ensuring-on crucially important”

Idiomatically: “Regular and consistent chimney sweeping is crucial for ensuring fire safety”

Korrapärane - Adjective - Nominative Sg, "Regular"
ja - Conjunction - Indeclinable, "and"
järjepidev - Adjective - Nominative Sg, "consistent"
korstnapühkimine - Noun - Nominative Sg, "chimney sweeping"
on - Verb - 3P Present Sg, "is"
tuleohutuse - Noun - Genitive Sg, "fire safety"
tagamisel - Noun - Adessive Sg, "on ensuring"
eluliselt - Adverb - Indeclinable, "crucially"
oluline - Adjective - Nominative Sg, "important"