-ma/-da infinitives Flashcards

1
Q

-ma is used:

A

after verbs of motion
after certain verbs
after certain adj. and participles

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2
Q

certain verbs thata require -ma (10)

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hakkama, hakkan
juhtuma, juhtun
jätma, jätan
jääma, jään
kutsuma, kutsun
kõlbama
pidama, pean
sundima, sunnin
õpetama
õppima

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3
Q

certain adjectives or participles that require -ma

A

harjunud
nõus
osav
sunnitud
valmis

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4
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the -da infinitive is used:

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after verbs expressing a wish, intention, possibility etc
after verbs expressing a feeling or emotions
after impersonal expressions (on aeg, on raske, tohib)
after ‘et’, when it means ‘in order to’
when the infinitive is used as the subject/modifies a subject (eksida on inimlik)

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5
Q

turn the machine on (lit. ‘set the machine to go)

A

pane masin käima

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6
Q

she runs to see what is happening there

A

ta jookseb vaatama, mis seal juhtub

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7
Q

we sit down to sing

A

me istume laulma

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8
Q

stop!

A

jää seisma

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9
Q

you have to come here

A

sa pead siia tulema

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10
Q

i am learning to draw

A

ma õpin joonistama

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11
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i am ready to help

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ma olen valmis aitama

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12
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he is willing (agrees) to come

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ta on nõus tulema

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13
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i am used to talking quietly

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ma olen harjunud tasa rääkima

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14
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i cannot bear (manage) to work

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ma ei jõua töötada

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15
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i know how to draw (am able to)

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ma oskan joonistada

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16
Q

what may i offer you?

A

mida võin teile pakkuda?

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17
Q

do you wish to rest a little?

A

kas soovid natuke puhata?

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18
Q

i want to know what this means

A

ma tahan teada, mis see tähendab

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19
Q

can i help you?

A

kas ma saan sind aidata?

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20
Q

i can manage (справляться)

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ma saan hakkama

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21
Q

i beg/ask you to come here

A

palun sind siia tulla
(but ‘palun teid tantsima’)

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22
Q

i love to go for a walk in the fresh air

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ma armastan jalutada värske õhu käes

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23
Q

do you like going to the theater?

A

kas sulle meeldib teatris käia?

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24
Q

the student is afraid to go to the exam

A

üliõpilane kardab minna eksamile

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25
Q

he dares to say what he thinks

A

ta julgeb ütelda, mis ta mõtleb

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26
Q

it’s time get up

A

on aeg tõusta

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27
Q

that is not necessary to do

A

seda pole tarvis teha

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28
Q

the truth is painful to hear

A

tõde on valus kuulda

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29
Q

now one must go home

A

nüüd peab koju minema

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30
Q

im driving to the country in order to rest

A

ma sõidan maale, et puhata

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31
Q

to err is human

A

eksida on inimlik

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32
Q

it’s late (time is late)

A

aeg on hiline

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33
Q

i still don’t want to sleep

A

ma ei taha veel magada

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34
Q

i would like to sleep long in the morning

A

ma tahaksin hommikul kaua magada

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35
Q

i have to (must) get up and go to work

A

ma pean üles tõusma ja tööle minema

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36
Q

делать нечего, there’s nothing to do (about it), it can’t be helped

A

pole midagi teha

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37
Q

do you have to go already?

A

kas sa pead juba minema?

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38
Q

i don’t (really) want to go

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ma ei taha küll minna

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39
Q

i’m scared to be late to a professor’s lecture

A

ma kardan hilineda professori loengule (movement)

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40
Q

i hope to arrive on time (at the right time)

A

ma loodan õigel ajal kohale jõuda

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41
Q

after i can of course come back

A

pärast ma võin ju tagasi tulla

42
Q

i really/simply don’t know what i have to do

A

ma lihtsalt ei tea, mida ma pean tegema

43
Q

who wants to die good, has to live well/good

A

kes hästi tahab surra, peab hästi elama

44
Q

live yourself and let others live too

A

ela ise ja lase ‘teisi ka elada

45
Q

ar mums neišeiti pasivaikščioti?, why don’t we go on a walk?

A

kas me ei läheks jalutama?

46
Q

it’s difficult to argue with you

A

sinuga on raske vaielda

47
Q

i’ll pick you up immediately with a car
(я помчусь туда за тобой на машине)

A

ma tulen sulle kohe autoga järele
(kihutan sulle sinna autoga järele)

48
Q

what if it starts raining?

A

aga kui vihma hakkab sadama?

49
Q

why do you always have to be such a pessimist?

A

miks sa pead alati selline pessimist olema?

50
Q

time helps heal

A

aeg aitab arstida

51
Q

it’s better to ask twice than to err one time

A

parem kaks korda küsida, kui üks kord eksida

52
Q

it’s better to be afraid than to regret

A

parem karta, kui kahetseda

53
Q

it’s fruitless to argue over taste

A

maitse üle on asjatu vaielda

54
Q

to be young is to carry spring inside the chest

A

noor olla on kevadet rinna sees kanda

55
Q

it can’t be foreseen

A

pole ette näha

56
Q

it can’t be helped, there’s nothing to do (about it)

A

pole midagi teha

57
Q

what do you want to do?

A

mis sa tahad teha?

58
Q

when do you start to drive? (pl.)

A

millal te hakkate sõitma?

59
Q

do you like to travel by airplane?

A

kas sulle meeldib lennukiga sõita?

60
Q

come on a walk with us

A

tule meiega jalutama

61
Q

why don’t you want to speak to me? (2)

A

miks / mispärast sa ei taha minuga rääkida?

62
Q

what is this (must) supposed to mean?

A

mis see peab tähendama?

63
Q

if you want to read, then read

A

kui tahad lugeda, siis loe

64
Q

there’s no point in/it’s not worth talking any more

A

ei maksa enam palju rääkida

65
Q

i don’t want to waste time

A

ma ei taha aega viita

66
Q

i have to go now

A

ma pean nüüd minema

67
Q

i’m thinking of going home soon

A

ma mõtlen varsti koju minna

68
Q

let’s get (start) going

A

hakkame minema

69
Q

when do you start studying?

A

millal sa hakkad õppima?

70
Q

i will try to do what’s possible to help you

A

ma katsun teha, mis võimalik, et sind aidata

71
Q

the child is learning to read

A

laps õpib lugema

72
Q

you have to be polite to an older person

A

sa pead olema viisakas vanema inimese vastu

73
Q

what do you want to say?

A

mis sa tahad ütelda?

74
Q

i dont dare to go there

A

ma ei julge sinna minna

75
Q

you may not smoke here

A

sa ei tohi siin suitsetada

76
Q

i will try to come tomorrow

A

ma katsun tulla homme (= katsun homme tulla)

77
Q

he/she must come soon

A

ta peab varsti tulema

78
Q

can you sing? (2)

A

kas sa oskad laulda?
oskad sa laulda?

79
Q

i intend to go home soon (2)

A

ma kavatsen / mõtlen varsti koju minna

80
Q

i have to speak with you

A

ma pean sinuga rääkima

81
Q

may i/we/one come in? ar galima įeiti/užeiti?

A

kas tohib sisse astuda?

82
Q

may i ask?

A

kas ma tohin küsida?

83
Q

could i have/speak a couple of words with you? (porą žodžių)

A

kas ma võiksin sinuga paar sõna rääkida?

84
Q

with whom do i have the honour of speaking? (k…)

A

kellega on mul au kõnelda?

85
Q

how (with what) can i be of service (useful) to you? (sing./pl.)

A

millega võin sulle / teile kasulik olla?

86
Q

i’d like to know what this means

A

ma tahaksin teada, mis see tähendab

87
Q

i can’t (manage to) dance any more

A

ma ei jõua enam tantsida

88
Q

try to understand me (sing./pl.)

A

katsu(ge) minust aru saada

89
Q

is smoking allowed here?

A

kas siin tohib suitsetada?

90
Q

smoking is not permitted/allowed here

A

siin ei tohi suitsetada

91
Q

it’ll become apparent/one will see

A

saad näha

92
Q

we’ll see

A

saame näha

93
Q

hard to say

A

raske ütelda

94
Q

what can be done/what (is there) to do?

A

mis teha?

95
Q

what are you thinking of doing now?

A

mis sa nüüd mõtled teha?

96
Q

you can’t/may not do that/so

A

nii ei tohi teha

97
Q

there’s nowhere to go

A

pole kuhugi minna

98
Q

there’s nothing to talk about

A

pole millestki rääkida

99
Q

there’s nothing you can do (to make it better), ничего не поделаешь, nieko nepadarysi, [делу] не поможет

A

pole midagi parata

100
Q

i want to go home

A

ma tahan koju minna

101
Q
A