Vocab: juhendama - to guide
to guide; to supervise; to mentor; to give instructions; to help by giving advice; to direct by offering guidance or advice
Building blocks
juhenda- → derived from juht (guide) → juhend (guide, manual, instruction)
-ma → infinitive ending
The Estonian verbs juhtima, juhatama, and juhendama all stem from the same root juht-, which relates to leading or guiding. While juhtima means to manage or drive, juhatama refers to directing or showing the way, and juhendama specifically means to guide or instruct, often with detailed directions.
How to use it
What to remember
Whom or what you guide is in the Partitive Case (third base form)
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Examples
Lasteaia kasvataja juhendab lapsi loovtöös ja meisterdamises
Literally: “Kindergarten teacher guides children creative-work-in and crafting-in”
Idiomatically: “The kindergarten teacher guides the children in creative work and crafting”
Lasteaia - Noun - Genitive Singular: "Kindergarten"
kasvataja - Noun - Nominative Singular: "teacher"
juhendab - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense: "guides"
lapsi - Noun - Partitive Plural: "children"
loovtöös - Noun - Inessive Singular: "in creative work"
ja - Conjunction - Indeclinable: "and"
meisterdamises - Noun - Inessive Singular: "in crafting"