Vocab: kavatsema
to plan, to intend to do
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"