Vocab: treenima
to train; to exercise; to prepare, guide, train someone
Building blocks
treeni- - train
-ma - infinitive ending
Originally it was a longer word “treneerima”, which over time got shortened into “treenima”. It’s likely borrowed from the English word “to train”.
How to use it
Physical Activities:
"Ma treenin igal hommikul jooksurajal." (I exercise every morning on the running track.)
Training somebody:
"Ma treenin noort sportlast, et ta arendaks oma oskusi ja saavutaks parimad tulemused võistlustel." (I am training the young athlete to develop their skills and achieve the best results in competitions.)
Things to note when using laenama:
What you train is in the Paritive Case (third base from)
Whom you train is in the Paritive Case (third base form)
Let’s break down the example sentences used above and see these cases in use ⬇️
Examples
Professionaalsed sportlased treenivad oma lihaseid iga päev
Literally: “Professional athletes train their muscles every day”
Professionaalsed - Adjective - Nominative Pl, "Professional"
sportlased - Noun - Nominative Pl, "athletes"
treenivad - Verb - 3P Present Pl, "train"
oma - Pronoun - Genitive Sg, "their"
lihaseid - Noun - Partitive Pl, "muscles"
iga päev - Adverb - Indeclineable, "every day"Kehalise kasvatuse õpetaja treenis oma õpilasi
Literally: “Physical education teacher trained his students”
Idiomatically: “The physical education teacher coached his students”
Kehalise kasvatuse - Noun - Genitive Sg, "Physical education"
õpetaja - Noun - Nominative Sg, "teacher"
treenis - Verb - 3P Past Sg, "trained"
oma - Pronoun - Genitive Sg, "his"
õpilasi - Noun - Partitive Sg, "students"