alustama

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Estonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlustɑmɑ/, [ˈɑlustɑmɑ]
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Verb[edit]

alustama (da-infinitive alustada)

  1. (transitive) to begin, to commence, to start
    Antonym: lõpetama

Conjugation[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • alustama”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • alustama”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • alustama”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • alustama in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)