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This is a list of verbs in the present tense in Estonian. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the present form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.
To see: Nägema |
To write: Kirjutama |
To love: Armastama |
To give: Andma |
To play: Mängima |
To read: lugema |
To understand: Mõistma |
To have: Omama |
To know: Teadma |
To learn: Õppima |
To think: Mõtlema |
To work: Töötama |
To speak: Rääkima |
To drive: Sõitma |
To smile: Naeratama |
To find: Leidma |
These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the present tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).
I see you: Ma näen sind |
I write with a pen: Ma kirjutan pastapliiatsiga |
You love apples: Sa armastad õunu / te armastate õunu |
You give money: Sa annad raha / te annate raha |
You play tennis: Sa mängid tennist / te mängite tennist |
He reads a book: Ta loeb raamatut |
He understands me: Ta mõistab mind |
She has a cat: Tal on kass |
She knows my friend: Ta tunneb mu sõpra |
We want to learn: Me tahame õppida |
We think Spanish is easy: Me arvame, et hispaania keel on lihtne / meie arvates on hispaania keel lihtne |
You (plural) work here: te töötate siin |
You (plural) speak French: te räägite prantsuse keelt |
They drive a car: nad juhivad autot |
They smile: Nad naeratavad |
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