Meaning of võtma | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to take (to get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force)
   transitive
2. to take, ingest or consume (to receive (medicine) into one's body, e.g. by inhalation or swallowing)
   transitive
3. to have, eat or drink (to receive food or drink into one's body)
   transitive
4. to take, catch or fetch (especially of a dog or a trained animal)
   imperative, transitive
5. to take, receive or obtain (to transfer to one's own use, ownership or possession)
   transitive
6. to get
   transitive
7. to make doable, feasible, processable
   transitive
8. to have sex with a woman
   transitive, vulgar
9. to take, seize or enable (of power, a duty, a right, etc.)
   transitive
10. to need, use or demand
    impersonal, transitive
11. to have an opinion about someone or something; to interpret something in a certain way
    impersonal
12. to induce a state, situation or action to move or go to another position, state or situation
    impersonal
13. to spoil, damage or destroy
    impersonal
14. to act or have an effect
15. to endure, to be able to (used in comparisons expressing intense activity)
16. to take (about movement, an activity, or performance)
17. to take (regarding a recording, storage or measurement)
18. to take or harvest
19. Emphazises the action expressed by another verb
    colloquial, informal
20. to resent or quarrel

Examples

“võta kott ja lähme!”

grab your bag and let's go!

“vares võttis leivatüki noka vahele”

the crow took a piece of bread between its beak

“võtsin aspiriini”

I took an aspirin

“mees armastab viina võtta.”

the man loves to have vodka

“Äss, võta!”

Ace, take it!

“kui hakkasime maja ehitama, võtsime laenu.”

when we started building the house, we took a loan.

“mul on plaan võtta koer”

I plan to get a dog

“kell võeti parandada”

the watch was repaired

“tüdruk ütles, et poiss võttis teda vägisi”

the girl said that the boy took her by force

“võtan endale õiguse valida, kellele kassipoja müün”

I reserve the right to choose who I sell the kitten to

“ta võttis süü enda peale”

he took the blame

“väga praktiline auto, võtab vähe kütust.”

a very practical car, consumes little fuel

“vana õmblusmasin seisab kasutult ja võtab ruumi”

the old sewing machine sits useless and takes up space

“võttis aega, enne kui masin taas töökorda saadi”

it took some time to get the machine working again

“ärge võtke ta juttu tõsiselt!”

don't take him seriously!

“loogiliselt võttes on asjade selline käik üsna kummaline”

logically speaking, this turn of events is rather strange

“ma ei võta tõe pähe kõike, mida internetist loen”

I don't take everything I read on the internet to heart

“uskumatu vaatepilt võttis sõnatuks”

the incredible sight left me speechless

“trepist ülesminek võtab hingeldama”

going up the stairs takes your breath away

“nii armas, et võtab silma märjaks”

so cute it makes your eyes water

“öökülm võttis viinapuude lehed”

the night frost took the leaves of the vines

“tuli võttis kolm inimelu”

the fire claimed three lives

“kutsu keegi appi, kui omal mõistus ei võta”

call someone for help if you lose your mind

“keskpäeval võtab päike hästi”

at noon, the sun is good

“karjub nagu kõri võtab”

“jookseb mis jalad võtavad”

runs as fast as the legs will take him

“võtsin trepil mitu astet korraga”

I took several steps at a time

“passitaotlejalt võeti sõrmejäljed”

fingerprints were taken from the passport applicant

“kartulit võtma”

to harvest potatoes

“võtan ja lähen homme Pärnusse”

I will definitely go to Pärnu tomorrow.

“kui on ikka ravikuur ette nähtud, siis võtan ja teen kõik ära.”

if a course of treatment is still prescribed, I will surely do everything.

“sai hilinemise pärast kõvasti võtta”

got a hard time for being late

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