Estonian

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Etymology

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From puutuma +‎ -tama.

Verb

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puudutama (da-infinitive puudutada)

  1. to touch
    Ära puuduta mind!
    Don't touch me!
  2. to concern, to do with (governs the partitive)
    See ei puuduta üldsegi sind.
    This doesn't even concern you.
    Mis puudutab linde...
    Concerning birds...
  3. to affect
    Sõda puudutas ka meie küla.
    Our village was also affected by the war.
  4. to talk about something, to mention, to touch on
    Seda küsimust rohkem ei puudutatud.
    That question wasn't touched upon any further.

Conjugation

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