taanduma
Estonian
Etymology
taandama + -uma
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑːnd̥umɑ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːndumɑ
- Hyphenation: taan‧du‧ma
Verb
taanduma (da-infinitive taanduda)
- (intransitive) to retreat; to recede; to withdraw
- Synonym: taganema
- To move backwards.
- Rahvahulk taandus kahele poole ja vabastas tee.
- The crowd retreated to two sides and cleared the way.
- To abandon one's positions under enemy pressure.
- Poola väed olid sunnitud taanduma.
- Polish troops were forced to withdraw.
- (of water) To recede over time.
- Rannajoon taandus mandri poole.
- The coastline receded towards the mainland.
- Mets taandus kaugele ning tegi ruumi põldudele.
- The forest stayed far behind, making way for fields.
- (intransitive) to weaken, to diminish, to subside; to lose importance
- Palavik oli ajutiselt taandunud.
- The fever had temporarily subsided.
- Vihmasadu oli hommikuks taandunud.
- The rain had eased by morning.
- Suurte pulmade pidamise komme on taandumas.
- The custom of having big weddings is on the wane.
- Synonym: taganema
- (intransitive) to retire from, to stand aside, to resign, to step down
- Arvati, et minister peaks kohalt taanduma.
- It was thought that the minister should resign.
- (intransitive) to be simplified, to be reduced, to become something less valuable
- Looduses toimuvad muutused taanduvad Demokritose õpetuse järgi mitmesugustele aatomite kombinatsioonidele.
- According to Democritus, the changes in nature come down to various combinations of atoms.
- Rahvariiete juurde kuulus peaaegu mänguasjaks taandunud mõõk.
- Traditional costumes included a sword, which was reduced almost to a toy.
- Endine mõjukas partei on taandunud vaidlusklubiks.
- A once influential party had degenerated into a debating club.
- (intransitive, chemistry) to undergo reduction
Conjugation
Inflection of taanduma (ÕS type 27/elama, no gradation)
| indicative | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | taandun | ei taandu | 1st sing. | olen taandunud | ei ole taandunud pole taandunud | ||||
| 2nd sing. | taandud | 2nd sing. | oled taandunud | ||||||
| 3rd sing. | taandub | 3rd sing. | on taandunud | ||||||
| 1st plur. | taandume | 1st plur. | oleme taandunud | ||||||
| 2nd plur. | taandute | 2nd plur. | olete taandunud | ||||||
| 3rd plur. | taanduvad | 3rd plur. | on taandunud | ||||||
| passive | taandutakse | ei taanduta | passive | on taandutud | ei ole taandutud pole taandutud | ||||
| past | pluperfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | taandusin | ei taandunud | 1st sing. | olin taandunud | ei olnud taandunud polnud taandunud | ||||
| 2nd sing. | taandusid | 2nd sing. | olid taandunud | ||||||
| 3rd sing. | taandus | 3rd sing. | oli taandunud | ||||||
| 1st plur. | taandusime | 1st plur. | olime taandunud | ||||||
| 2nd plur. | taandusite | 2nd plur. | olite taandunud | ||||||
| 3rd plur. | taandusid | 3rd plur. | oli taandunud | ||||||
| passive | taanduti | ei taandutud | passive | oli taandutud | ei olnud taandutud polnud taandutud | ||||
| conditional | |||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | taanduksin | ei taanduks | 1st sing. | taandunuksin oleksin taandunud | ei oleks taandunud poleks taandunud | ||||
| 2nd sing. | taanduksid | 2nd sing. | taandunuksid oleksid taandunud | ||||||
| 3rd sing. | taanduks | 3rd sing. | taandunuks oleks taandunud | ||||||
| 1st plur. | taanduksime | 1st plur. | taandunuksime oleksime taandunud | ||||||
| 2nd plur. | taanduksite | 2nd plur. | taandunuksite oleksite taandunud | ||||||
| 3rd plur. | taanduksid | 3rd plur. | taandunuksid oleksid taandunud | ||||||
| passive | taandutaks | ei taandutaks | passive | taandutuks oleks taandutud | ei oleks taandutud poleks taandutud | ||||
| imperative | |||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||
| 2nd sing. | taandu | ära taandu | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||
| 3rd sing. | taandugu | ärgu taandugu | 3rd sing. | olgu taandunud | ärgu olgu taandunud | ||||
| 1st plur. | taandugem | ärme taandume ärme taandu ärgem taandugem | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||
| 2nd plur. | taanduge | ärge taanduge | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||
| 3rd plur. | taandugu | ärgu taandugu | 3rd plur. | olgu taandunud | ärgu olgu taandunud | ||||
| passive | taandutagu | ärgu taandutagu | passive | olgu taandutud | ärgu olgu taandutud | ||||
| quotative | |||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||
| voice | positive | negative | voice | positive | negative | ||||
| active | taanduvat | ei taanduvat | active | olevat taandunud | ei olevat taandunud polevat taandunud | ||||
| passive | taandutavat | ei taandutavat | passive | olevat taandutud | ei olevat taandutud polevat taandutud | ||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||
| ma-infinitive | active | passive | da-infinitive | present | past | ||||
| nominative | taanduma | taandutama | nominative | taanduda | olla taandunud | ||||
| inessive | taandumas | — | inessive | taandudes | olles taandunud | ||||
| elative | taandumast | — | participle | active | passive | ||||
| translative | taandumaks | — | present | taanduv | taandutav | ||||
| abessive | taandumata | — | past | taandunud | taandutud | ||||
Synonyms
- taganema
Derived terms
- taanduja
- taandumatu
- taandumine
- taandumus
References
- taanduma in Sõnaveeb
- taanduma in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat