rääkima

Estonian

Etymology

rääk- + -ma. The root is either a borrowing from Middle Low German spreken, or the same onomatopoetic one as in rääkuma (to screech).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈræːkimɑ/, [ˈræːkimɑ]

Verb

rääkima (da-infinitive rääkida)

  1. to speak
    Ta ei räägi eesti keelt.
    He/she doesn't speak Estonian.
  2. to talk
  3. to have a conversation
  4. to discuss

Conjugation

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Further reading

  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), rääkima”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
  • rääkima in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
  • rääkima in Sõnaveeb
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