Vocab: ümber mõtlema - to reconsider

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to reconsider; to change one’s mind; to revise a previous decision after further thought

Building blocks

• ümber - "around," "over," "about," or "re-" (indicating a reconsideration in this context)

• mõtlema - “to think”

When combined, "ümber mõtlema" literally translates to "think around" or "think over," which is related to its actual meaning - "to reconsider" or "to change one's mind."

How to use it

Example

Euroopa riigid peavad oma julgeolekupoliitika ümber mõtlema

Literally: “European countries need their security policy around to think”

Idiomatically: “European countries need to rethink their security policy”

Euroopa - Noun - Nominative Singular: "European"
riigid - Noun - Nominative Plural: "countries"
peavad - Verb -3rd Person Plural, Present Tense: "need"
oma - Pronoun - Genitive Singular: "their"
julgeolekupoliitika - Noun - Genitive Singular: "security policy"
ümber mõtlema - Compound Verb - ma-Infinitive: "to reconsider"