surema — illustration of to die

surema

[ˈsuremɑ]

to die

Forms

ma-vorm (dictionary form)
surema
da-vorm (after another verb)
surra

Present (Olevik)

mina (ma)
suren
sina (sa)
sured
tema (ta)
sureb
meie (me)
sureme
teie (te)
surete
nemad (nad)
surevad

Past (Minevik)

mina (ma)
surin
sina (sa)
surid
tema (ta)
suri
meie (me)
surime
teie (te)
surite
nemad (nad)
surid

Examples

Vanaisa suri kõrges vanuses.

Grandfather died at an advanced age.

Ilma veeta võivad taimed surra.

Plants can die without water.

Common combinations

kõrges vanuses surema

to die at an advanced age

välja surema

to become extinct

Related words

In Estonian

Elu lõppema

Definitions, examples and word forms are partly based on the EKI Combined Dictionary (Eesti Keele Instituut, Sõnaveeb), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Dictio has edited and added to them. Sources and licenses

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