tegelema — illustration of to deal with

tegelema

[ˈtekelemɑ]

to deal with, to be busy with

Forms

ma-vorm (dictionary form)
tegelema
da-vorm (after another verb)
tegelda

Present (Olevik)

mina (ma)
tegelen
sina (sa)
tegeled
tema (ta)
tegeleb
meie (me)
tegeleme
teie (te)
tegelete
nemad (nad)
tegelevad

Past (Minevik)

mina (ma)
tegelesin
sina (sa)
tegelesid
tema (ta)
tegeles
meie (me)
tegelesime
teie (te)
tegelesite
nemad (nad)
tegelesid

Examples

Ma tegelen spordiga.

I do sports.

Marek tegeleb praegu tähtsa probleemiga.

Marek is dealing with an important problem now.

Common combinations

spordiga tegelema

to do sports

probleemiga tegelema

to deal with a problem

Related words

In Estonian

Mingile tegevusele aega ja tähelepanu pühendama

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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