Vocab: aeglustama

to slow something down

to make a process or movement slower

Building blocks

We can break down aeglustama into different parts:

• aeglus - slowness,

• -ta- causative (“make something be X”),

• -ma - infinitive ending

Examples

Mobiiltelefon aeglustab juhi reaktsioonikiirust

“A mobile phone slows down a driver’s reaction speed”

Mobiiltelefon - Noun - Nom Sg, mobile phone
aeglustab - Verb - 3P Present Sg, (it) slows down
juhi - Noun - Gen Sg, (a) driver's
reaktsioonikiirust - Noun - Part Sg, reaction speed

Energia hind aeglustas inflatsiooni

“The price of energy slowed down inflation”

Energia - Noun - {Gen Sg,Nom Sg}, {"of energy", "energy's"}
hind - Noun - Nom Sg, price
aeglustas - Verb - 3P Past Sg, (it) slowed down
inflatsiooni - Noun {Gen Sg,Part Sg}, inflation