Vocab: süvenema - to delve into
to delve into (to focus one's attention on something, to concentrate deeply on something); to immerse oneself; to intensify (poverty, lack, or other difficult situations); to become more certain (about an opinion, interest, or attitude); to deepen
Building blocks
süve- → from süvi (deep, depth-related concept) → related to something becoming deeper
-ne- → translative (expresses a change of state)
-ma → infinitive ending
So "süvenema" literally means "to become deeper", both in a literal (e.g., a hole deepening) and figurative sense (e.g., concentration, problems intensifying).
How to use it
What to remember
What you delve into is in the Illative Case (ending -sse)
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Examples
Uurija süvenes juhtumisse, otsides vastuseid
Literally: “Investigator delved case-into looking answers”
Idiomatically: “The investigator delved into the case, looking for answers”
Uurija - Noun - Nominative Singular:"Investigator"
süvenes - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Past Tense: "delved"
juhtumisse - Noun - Illative Singular: "into case"
otsides - Verb - da-Infinitive (-des gerund): "looking"
vastuseid - Noun - Partitive Plural: "answers"