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kahetsema

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Estonian

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Etymology

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kahju +‎ -tsema

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑhetsemɑ/, [ˈkɑɦetˌsemɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhetsemɑ
  • Hyphenation: ka‧het‧se‧ma

Verb

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kahetsema (da-infinitive kahetseda)

  1. (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 kahetsedabetter safe than sorry (literally, “better to be afraid than to regret”)
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to feel sorry for
    Kahetsen, kuid ma ei saa aidataI'm sorry but I can't help.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Compounds verbs

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References

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  • kahetsema in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • kahetsema”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009