Vocab: kirjeldama - to describe
to describe; to give an overview or a picture of someone or something in speech or writing
Building blocks
kirjel- → comes from the noun kirjeldus, meaning “description”
-da- → (causative) means to make something happen
-ma → infinitive ending
So the literal idea behind the structure is: to make a description of something.
How to use it
What to remember
What or Whom you describe is in the Partitive case (third base form)
Example
Uurimus kirjeldab kliimamuutuste mõju
Literally: “Study describes climate-change impact”
Idiomatically: “The study describes the impact of climate change”
Uurimus - Noun - Nominative Singular: "Study"
kirjeldab - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense: "describes"
kliimamuutuste - Noun - Genitive Plural: "climate change"
mõju - Noun - Partitive Singular: "impact"