Estonian

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Etymology

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pidama +‎ -tuma

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɑ̯tumɑ/, [ˈpeɑ̯t̚ˌtumɑ]
  • Rhymes: -eɑtumɑ
  • Hyphenation: pea‧tu‧ma

Verb

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peatuma (da-infinitive peatuda) (intransitive)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. to temporarily stop, halt
    Areng ei peatu kunagi.Progress never stops.
    Näis, nagu oleks aeg peatunud.It was as if time had stopped.
  4. (with jääma) to decide on one option
    Noormees jäi peatuma mehhanisaatori elukutse juurde.The young man chose to become a mechanic.
  5. 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

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Derived terms

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References

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  • peatuma in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • peatuma”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009