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pidama
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See also: pidämä
Estonian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *pitädäk.
Verb
pidama (da-infinitive pidada)
- to keep, to hold
- Lauda pidas vaid üks nael.
- Only a single nail held the table.
- to keep, to maintain
- Ta oskab tempot pidada.
- He can keep his tempo.
- to keep back, to hold back
- Jaan tahtis jubedalt kakelda, aga sai veel pidama.
- Jaan really wanted to fight, but he managed to hold himself back.
- to stay
- Rinne jäi tükiks ajaks Riia alla pidama.
- The front stayed at Riga for a while.
- to raise, to have (livestock, slaves)
- Me oleme kolmkümmend aastat juba kanu pidanud.
- We've raised chickens for 30 years already.
- to deliver, to conduct
- Ta hakkab kohe oma kõnet pidama.
- He's gonna start delivering his speech.
- to celebrate
- Ammu pole jaanipäeva peetud.
- We haven't celebrated St. John's day in a while.
- to consider (governs the translative)
- Mõni hull peab end Hiina keisriks.
- Some lunatics consider themselves the Emperor of China.
Usage notes
Often used in phrasal verbs.
Inflection
Conjugation of pidama (ÕS type 28/õppima, d-ø gradation)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *pitädäk.
Verb
pidama (da-infinitive pidada)
- to have to, must (governs the -ma infinitive)
- Me peame ruttu varjualuse leidma.
- We have to find shelter, quickly.
- to plan to, to want to
- Pidite ju Pärnu sõitma?
- Didn't you plan on driving to Pärnu?
- should (with conditional)
- See peaks sobima küll.
- This should fit.
Usage notes
The imperative is completely replaced by the present indicative forms.
Conjugation
Conjugation of pidama (ÕS type 34/õppima, defective, d-ø gradation)
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