No. 220 in Estonian
kirjutab
"Kirjutab" means "writes."
In a sentence
Ta kirjutab raamatut.
She/He is writing a book.
Here, 'kirjutab' is used as the third person singular, active voice, present tense of the verb 'kirjutama', meaning 'to write', showing an ongoing action.
Kas sina kirjutad talle kirja?
Are you writing a letter to him/her?
In this sentence, 'kirjutad' is the informal second person singular form of 'kirjutama', asking a question about the action of writing.
Meie kirjutasime eile vastused.
We wrote the answers yesterday.
This usage of 'kirjutasime' is the first person plural past tense form of 'kirjutama', indicating an action completed in the past.
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