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Estonian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Verb

alustama (da-infinitive alustada)

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

Conjugation

Further reading

  • alustama”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • alustama”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • alustama”, in Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • alustama in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)