Vocab: lootma - to hope
to hope; to want something, to believe it will happen; to believe in and wait for help or support from someone or something
Building blocks
loot- → the root. It comes from the noun "lootus" (hope), and is related to the idea of hoping or expecting something good
-ma → infinitive ending
It’s derived from Proto-Finnic loottadak (to trust, to rely on, to count on or to hope)
How to use it
What to remember
lootma + da-infinitive
Use this to say what you hope to do.
Loodan sõita jalgrattaga
Literally: “I hope to ride bike-with”
Idiomatically: “I hope to ride a bike”
Loodan - Verb - 1st Person Singular, Present Tense: "I hope"
sõita - Verb - da-Infinitive: "to ride"
jalgrattaga - Noun - Comitative Singular: "with bike"lootma + et-clause
Use this to say what you hope will happen.
Loodan, et sa tuled
Literally: “I hope that you come”
Idiomatically: “I hope that you come”
Loodan - Verb - 1st Person Singular, Present Tense: "I hope"
et - Conjunction - Indeclinable: "that"
sa - Pronoun - Nominative Singular: "you"
tuled - Verb - 2nd Person Singular, Present Tense: "come"lootma + kelle/mille peale (genitive + peale “onto”)
Use this to say who or what you rely on or count on.
Loodan sõbra peale
Literally: “I count friend onto”
Idiomatically: “I am counting on my friend”
Loodan - Verb - 1st Person Singular, Present Tense: "I hope"
sõbra - Noun - Genitive Singular: "friend"
peale - Postposition - Indeclinable: "onto"lootma + kellele/millele (allative case)
Use this to say who or what you trust or place your hope in.
Loodan saatusele
Literally: “I trust fate-onto”
Idiomatically: “I trust in fate”
Loodan - Verb - 1st Person Singular, Present Tense: "I hope"
saatusele - Noun - Allative Singular: "onto faith"