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Estonian
Etymology
kahju + -tsema
Pronunciation
Verb
kahetsema (da-infinitive kahetseda)
- (transitive, usually atelic) to regret, to repent (to feel pain, dissatisfaction, or guilt about something)
- Ma ei kahetse seda, mida ma tegin. ― I don't regret what I did.
- parem karta kui kahetseda ― better safe than sorry (literally, “better to be afraid than to regret”)
- (transitive, intransitive) to feel sorry for
- Kahetsen, kuid ma ei saa aidata ― I'm sorry but I can't help.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
kahetsema (ÕS type
27/elama, no gradation)
Derived terms
Compounds verbs
References
- kahetsema in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “kahetsema”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009