Vocab: kehtestama - to enforce
Building blocks
kehte- → from “kehtima”, which means “to be valid” or “to be in effect”
-sta- → causative (“make something be X”)
-ma → infinitive ending
So, literally "kehtestama" means "to make valid" or "to cause something to be in force." Since "kehtima" means "to be valid" or "to be in effect," adding the "-stama" suffix gives it a causative meaning: "to make something valid"
How to use it
What to remember
What is enforced/imposed is in the Partitive Case (third base form)
When something is imposed is in the Adessive Case (ending -l)
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Examples
Linn kehtestab uusi piiranguid
Literally: “City imposes new restrictions”
Idiomatically: “The city will impose new restrictions”
Linn - Noun - Nominative Singular: "City"
kehtestab - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense: "imposes"
uusi - Adjective - Partitive Plural: "new"
piiranguid - Noun - Partitive Plural: "restrictions"
Valitsus kehtestab uue seaduse järgmisel kuul
Literally: “Government imposes new law next-on month-on”
Idiomatically: “The government will impose a new law next month”
Valitsus - Noun - Nominative Singular: "Government"
kehtestab - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense: "imposes"
uue - Adjective - Genitive Singular: "new"
seaduse - Noun - Genitive Singular: "law"
järgmisel - Adjective - Adessive Singular: "on next"
kuul - Noun - Adessive Singular: "on month"