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Vocab: kavatsema

to plan, to intend to do

Jun 13, 2023

to plan, to intend to do

Building blocks

kava- - plan, intention
-tse- - ongoing activity (continuative)
-ma - infinitive ending

Planning something literally is “to intend continuously”.

How to use it

What you are planning/intending to do is the da-Infinitive, i.e. the second base form of a verb.

You can only link kavatsema with a verb, not with a noun.

Examples

Kavatsen Aasiasse minna

Literally: “I plan Asia-into to go”

Idiomatically: “I am planning to go to Asia”

Kavatsen - Verb - 1P Sg Present Indicative, "I plan"
Aasiasse - Noun - Illative Sg, "into Asia"
minna - Verb - da-Infinitive, "to go"

Ta kavatses töölt ära tulla.

Literally: “He planned work-from away to come”

Idiomatically: “He intended to quit his job”

Ta - Noun - 3P Sg, "he/she/it"
kavatses - Verb - 3P Sg Ind Past, "he/she/it planned"
töölt - Noun - Ablative Sg, "away from work"
ära - Adverb - "away"
tulla - Verb - da-Infinitive, "to come"