to fill, to complete, to fulfill, to stuff
Building blocks
täis - full
-t- causative (“make something be X”),
-ma - infinitive ending
It’s derived from Proto-Finnic täüttädäk (to fill).
How to use it
The word täitma can be used in various everyday scenarios:
To fill something:
Täida tass veega (Fill the cup with water)
To fulfill tasks or duties:
Ma pean täitma oma igapäevaseid kohustusi (I have to fulfill my daily duties)
To fulfill goals and objectives:
Meie ülesanne on täita kõik eesmärgid (Our task is to fulfill all the objectives)
To fulfill promises and commitments:
Ta täitis oma lubaduse (He fulfilled his promise)
To fulfill orders and requests:
Ma täidan selle ülesande (I will fulfill this task)
To fulfill expectations:
See raamat täitis kõik mu ootused (This book fulfilled all my expectations)
Things to note about the word täitma:
With what you fill something, is in the Comitative case (ending -ga)
Note that this verb always takes a full object, because its meaning is yielding to a clear result by definition.
Examples
Sportlane täitis pudeli veega
Literally: “Athlete filled bottle water-with”
Idiomatically: “The athlete filled the bottle with water”
Sportlane - Noun - Nom Sg, "Athlete"
täitis - Verb - 3P Past Sg, "filled"
pudeli - Noun - Gen Sg, "bottle"
veega - Noun - Comitative Sg, "water-with"Ma täidan päevi kirjutamisega
Literally: “I fill days writing-with”
Idiomatically: “I fill days with writing”
Ma - Pronoun - Nom Sg, "I"
täidan - Verb - 1P Present Sg, "fill"
päevi - Noun - Part Pl, "days"
kirjutamisega - Noun - Comitative Sg, "writing-with"