alla andma

Estonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlːɑ ɑnd̥mɑ/, [ˈɑlːɑ ɑnd̥mɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑndmɑ
  • Hyphenation: al‧la and‧ma

Verb

alla andma (da-infinitive alla anda)

  1. to surrender, to yield [with allative ‘to someone/something’]
    Synonym: alistuma
  2. to lag behind [with allative ‘someone/something’ and inessive ‘in something’]
    Synonyms: alla jääma, maha jääma
    Naised ei andnud töös meestele alla.
    The women were not inferior to the men in work.
    (literally, “The women did not lag behind the men in work.”)

Conjugation

References

  • alla andma in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • alla andma”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009