kahetsema
Appearance
Estonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]kahetsema (da-infinitive kahetseda)
- (transitive, usually atelic) to regret, to repent (to feel pain, dissatisfaction, or guilt about something) [with et (+ clause) ‘that’]
- Ma ei kahetse seda, mida ma tegin. ― I don't regret what I did.
- parem karta kui kahetseda ― better safe than sorry (literally, “better to be afraid than to regret”)
- (transitive, intransitive) to feel sorry for
- Kahetsen, kuid ma ei saa aidata ― I'm sorry but I can't help.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of kahetsema (ÕS type 27/elama, no gradation)