Vocab: tähistama - to celebrate

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to celebrate a special occasion or other ceremonial event; to mark; to add a sign, symbol, or feature to make something recognizable or easy to identify; to point out or highlight something

Building blocks

• tähis- - "sign," "symbol," or "mark"

• -ta- - causative (“make something be X”)

• -ma - infinitive ending

Putting it together, tähistama literally means "to signify" or "to mark with a sign," which aligns with its actual usage: to celebrate, commemorate, mark, or indicate something.

How to use it

What to remember

• What you celebrate/mark is in the Partitive case (third base form)

See these in use ⬇️

Eestlased tähistavad jõule verivorstidega

Literally: “Estonians celebrate Christmas blood sausages-with”

Idiomatically: “Estonians celebrate Christmas with blood sausages”

Eestlased - Noun - Nominative Plural: "Estonians"
tähistavad - Verb - 3rd Person Plural, Present Tense: "celebrate"
jõule - Noun - Partitive Plural: "Christmas"
verivorstidega - Noun - Comitative Plural: "with blood sausages"