responsible; carrying great responsibility; requiring a high degree of responsibility; (of a job, role, or decision:) one that means being answerable for something important
Building blocks
vastutus → noun: “responsibility” (from vastutama – to be answerable for something)
-rikas → suffix meaning “rich in/full of”
So literally vastutusrikas means: “rich in responsibility”
How to use it:
Here is how you use the word “vastutusrikas” ⬇️
What to remember
⚠️ Don't mix it up with vastutustundlik. vastutusrikas describes the job (it carries a lot of responsibility); vastutustundlik describes the person (they have a strong sense of responsibility).
Example
Meeskonna juhtimine on vastutusrikas ülesanne
Literally: “Team's leading is responsible task”
Idiomatically: “Leading a team is a responsible task”
Meeskonna – Noun – Genitive Singular: "team's"
juhtimine – Noun – Nominative Singular: "leading / managing"
on – Verb – 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense: "is"
vastutusrikas – Adjective – Nominative Singular: "responsible"
ülesanne – Noun – Nominative Singular: "task"