Vocab: vastutustundlik - responsible

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responsible; someone who consistently fulfills their obligations, demonstrates reliability, and considers the consequences of their actions

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Building blocks

• vastutus- → responsibility

• -tund- → likely derived from the verb "tundma", which means "to feel" or "to know"

• -lik → an adjective-forming suffix, like "-ful" in English

So, "vastutustundlik" literally translates to "to feel full of responsibility" describing someone who possesses a sense of responsibility.

How to use it:

Here is how you use the word “vastutustundlik” ⬇️

Examples

Vastutustundlik juht hoolitseb oma töötajate heaolu eest

Literally: “Responsible leader takes care their employees' well-being for”

Idiomatically: “A responsible leader takes care of their employees' well-being”

Vastutustundlik - Adjective - Nominative Singular: "Responsible"
juht - Noun - Nominative Singular: "leader"
hoolitseb - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense: "takes care"
oma - Pronoun - Genitive Singular: "their"
töötajate - Noun - Genitive Plural: "employees'"
heaolu - Noun - Genitive Singular: "well-being"
eest - Postposition - Indeclinable: "for"