Vocab: kohustuslik - mandatory
mandatory; compulsory; obligatory; refers to something that is required or must be done
Building blocks
kohustus – “obligation,” “duty,” or “responsibility”
-lik - an adjective forming ending, meaning "having the quality of"
So, kohustuslik literally means "having the quality of an obligation," or simply, "mandatory" or "required."
How to use it:
Here are a few ways the word “kohustuslik” can be used ⬇
Examples
Millist eesmärki täidab kohustusliku kooliea pikendamine?
Literally: “Which purpose fulfills compulsory school-age extension?”
Idiomatically: “What is the purpose of extending the compulsory school age?”
Millist - Pronoun - Partitive Singular: "Which"
eesmärki - Noun - Partitive Singular: "purpose"
täidab - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense: "fulfills (serves)"
kohustusliku - Adjective - Genitive Singular: "compulsory"
kooliea - Noun - Genitive Singular: "school age"
pikendamine - Noun - Nominative Singular: "extension"