Vocab: arutama - to discuss
to discuss; to talk about something in detail; to exchange ideas; to exchange thoughts or opinions with someone; to reflect on something privately in one’s mind
Building blocks
aru- → “mind”, “understanding”, “reason”
-ta- → causative (“make something be X”)
-ma → infinitive ending
So arutama literally means “to cause understanding” or “to make (someone) reason/think.” This fits the meaning of discussing or thinking something through.
How to use it
What to remember
What you discuss → Partitive Case (third base form)
With whom you discuss → Comitative case (ending -ga)
See these in use ⬇️
Examples
Õhtusöögil arutasime puhkusereisi plaane
Literally: “Dinner-on discussed vacation-trip plans”
Idiomatically: “At dinner, we discussed vacation plans”
Õhtusöögil - Noun - Adessive Singular: "At dinner"
arutasime - Verb - 1st Person Plural, Past Tense: "we discussed"
puhkusereisi - Noun - Genitive Singular: "vacation trip"
plaane - Noun - Partitive Plural: "plans"Arutasime sõbraga hiljutisi sündmuseid
Literally: “Discussed friend-with recent events”
Idiomatically: “We discussed recent events with a friend”
Arutasime - Verb - 1st Person Plural, Past Tense: "We discussed"
sõbraga - Noun - Comitative Singular: "with friend"
hiljutisi - Adjective - Partitive Plural: "recent"
sündmuseid - Noun - Partitive Plural: "events"