resourceful, inventive, skilled at finding a solution, an answer, a way out of a situation
Building blocks
leid- - finding
-lik - an adjective-forming ending
By combining the root "leid-" with the suffix "-lik," we get "leidlik," which literally translates to "finding-ful". This accurately captures the meaning of the adjective: resourceful, inventive, skilled at finding solutions.
It’s likely derived from the Proto-Finnic stem leüta (find).
How to use it:
Problem-Solving Abilities:
"Õpetaja julgustas õpilasi olema leidlikud oma projektide väljatöötamisel."(The teacher encouraged the students to be resourceful in developing their projects.)
Adapting to Change:
“Leidlikud inimesed suudavad kiiresti kohaneda uute olukordadega.” (Resourceful people can adapt quickly to new situations.)
Examples
See oli leidlik lahendus, mis vajas edasist lihvimist
Literally: “It was resourceful solution, which needed further refining”
Idiomatically: “It was a resourceful solution, which needed further refining”
See - Pronoun - Nom Sg, "It"
oli - Verb - 3P Past Sg, "was"
leidlik - Adjective - Nom Sg, "resourceful"
lahendus - Noun - Nom Sg, "solution"
mis - Conjunction - "which"
vajas - Verb - 3P Past Sg, "needed"
edasist - Adjective - Partitive Sg, "further"
lihvimist - Noun - Partitive Sg, "refining"