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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vastat'ak. Equivalent to vast +‎ -ma. Cognate with Finnish vastata and Votic vasatõ.

Pronunciation

Verb

vastama (da-infinitive vastata)

  1. (transitive) to answer, to respond (to say something or react in some other way to a question, suggestion, opinion, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to respond (to send one's own letter, message in response to a letter, message, etc.)
  3. (transitive) to respond (to respond to an action with one's own action)
  4. (transitive, about feeling unrequited love) to reciprocate
  5. (transitive) to suit (to be in accordance with something, to be suitable for something)

Conjugation

References

  • vastama in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • vastama”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009