-tama

Appendix:Variations of "tama" Estonian Etymology From et urj-fin-pro *-ttadak. Cognate with fi -ttaa. Suffix 1 -tada Forms causative verbs. It can be translated as "to cause to" or "to make". This usually transforms an intransitive verb into a transitive one. sündima (to be born), therefore sünnitama (to give birth (to cause to be born)) kasvama (to grow), therefore kasvatama (to raise (to cause to grow)) Forms various verbs from nouns et sõit a drive → et sõidutama to drive (someone) (frequently) et käru wheelbarrow → et kärutama to wheel, to carry by wheelbarrow et kasu profit → et kasutama to use Inflection -ta Derived terms et Japanese Romanization たま