Verbs in Estonian

Verbs are a key part of any language. The Estonian verbs list below will help you learn common Estonian verbs in no time. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Estonian. For even more Estonian verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Estonian at the end of the page.
Basic Estonian Verbs
Estonian Action Words
Movements in Estonian
Estonian Business Verbs


Basic Estonian Verbs


EnglishEstonian  
to open in Estonianavama (avada)
to close in Estoniansulgema (sulgeda)
to sit in Estonianistuma (istuda)
to stand in Estonianseisma (seista)
to know in Estonianteadma (teada)
to think in Estonianmõtlema (mõtelda)
to win in Estonianvõitma (võita)
to lose in Estoniankaotama (kaotada)
to ask in Estonianküsima (küsida)
to answer in Estonianvastama (vastata)
to help in Estonianaitama (aidata)
to like in Estonianmeeldima (meeldida)
to kiss in Estoniansuudlema (suudelda)
to eat in Estoniansööma (süüa)
to drink in Estonianjooma (juua)



Estonian Action Words


EnglishEstonian  
to take in Estonianvõtma (võtta)
to put in Estonianpanema (panna)
to find in Estonianleidma (leida)
to steal in Estonianvarastama (varastada)
to kill in Estoniantapma (tappa)
to fly in Estonianlendama (lennata)
to attack in Estonianründama (rünnata)
to defend in Estoniankaitsma (kaitsta)
to fall in Estoniankukkuma (kukkuda)
to choose in Estonianvalima (valida)





Movements in Estonian


EnglishEstonian  
to run in Estonianjooksma (joosta)
to swim in Estonianujuma (ujuda)
to jump in Estonianhüppama (hüpata)
to pull in Estoniantõmbama (tõmmata)
to push in Estoniansuruma (suruda)
to throw in Estonianviskama (visata)
to crawl in Estonianroomama (roomata)
to fight in Estonianvõitlema (võidelda)
to catch in Estonianpüüdma (püüda)
to roll in Estonianveerema (veereda)





Estonian Business Verbs


EnglishEstonian  
to buy in Estonianostma (osta)
to pay in Estonianmaksma (maksta)
to sell in Estonianmüüma (müüa)
to study in Estonianõppima (õppida)
to call in Estonianhelistama (helistada)
to read in Estonianlugema (lugeda)
to write in Estoniankirjutama (kirjutada)
to calculate in Estonianarvutama (arvutada)
to measure in Estonianmõõtma (mõõta)
to earn in Estonianteenima (teenida)
to count in Estonianloendama (loendada)
to scan in Estonianskaneerima (skaneerida)
to print in Estonianprintima (printida)


Verbs in Estonian

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