to pick (berries, mushrooms, flowers); to gather; to collect (money); to pick up
Building blocks
korja-→ root/verb stem meaning “pick, gather, collect”-ma→ infinitive ending
So literally korjama means: “to do the picking/gathering”
How to use it
What to remember
What you pick or gather is in the Partitive case (third base form)
Example
Laps korjab põõsast marju
Literally: “Child picks bush-from berries”
Idiomatically: “The child picks berries from the bush”
Laps – Noun – Nominative Singular: "child"
korjab – Verb – 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense: "picks"
põõsast – Noun – Elative Singular: "from the bush"
marju – Noun – Partitive Plural: "berries"