Vocab: väide

statement

statement, claim, argument

Building blocks

We can break down enamus into two parts:

• väit[ma] - to state, to claim, to argue

• -de- a noun-forming ending

Väide is serived from the word väitma.

How to use it

Here's how you can use the word väide:

1. To make a statement or claim:

   • "Ta esitas väite, et ta on süütu." (He made the claim that he is innocent.)

2. To argue or debate:

   • "Me väitlesime väite üle, kas kliimamuutus on reaalsus." (We argued about the claim that climate change is real.)

3. To support evidence:

   • "Ta esitas tugevaid tõendeid oma väite toetuseks." (He presented strong evidence in support of his claim.)

4. To question or challenge a claim:

   • "Ma kahtlen tema väidete tõesuses." (I doubt the truthfulness of his claims.)"

Examples

Mehe väited ei olnud tõesed

Literally: “Man’s statements were not truthful”

Idiomatically: “The man’s statements were not truthful”

Mehe - Noun - Gen Sg, "Man's"
väited - Noun - Nom Pl "statements"
ei olnud - Verb - 3P Past Pl Negative, "were not"
tõesed - Adjective - Nom Pl, "truthful"

Ema väitel oli laps kodus

Literally: “Mother statement-on was child at home”

Idiomatically: “According to the mother, the child was at home”

Ema - Noun - Gen Sg, "Mother"
väitel - Noun - Adessive Sg, "statement-on"
oli - Verb - 3P Past Sg, "was"
laps - Noun - Nom Sg, "child"
kodus - Noun - Inessive Sg, "at home"