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peatuma
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Estonian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
peatuma (da-infinitive peatuda) (intransitive)
- to stop, to halt (to cease moving, to interrupt an activity)
- Matkajad peatusid puhkuseks. ― The hikers stopped for a rest.
- Autojuht ei peatunud, vaid sõitis edasi. ― The driver didn't stop but drove on.
- Buss peatub siin ainult viieks minutiks. ― The bus stops here for only five minutes.
- Õpetaja pilk peatus kõige tagumises pingis istuval poisil. ― The teacher's gaze stopped on the boy sitting on the backmost bench.
- to (temporarily) stay at (a place)
- Tartus käies peatusin sugulaste pool. ― When I was in Tartu, I stayed at a relative's house.
- Hotellis ei saanud me peatuda, polnud kohti. ― We couldn't stay at the hotel, there were no rooms.
- Võõras linnas pole kusagil peatuda. ― There's nowhere to stay in a foreign city.
- to temporarily stop, halt
- Areng ei peatu kunagi. ― Progress never stops.
- Näis, nagu oleks aeg peatunud. ― It was as if time had stopped.
- (with jääma) to decide on one option
- Noormees jäi peatuma mehhanisaatori elukutse juurde. ― The young man chose to become a mechanic.
- to dwell on (to address or discuss an issue) [with adessive]
- Sellel küsimusel pole mõtet pikemalt peatuda. ― There is no point in dwelling on this issue for any longer.
Conjugation
Conjugation of peatuma (ÕS type 27/elama, no gradation)
Derived terms
- mittepeatuv
- peatumatu
- peatumine
- peatus
References
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