jääma

From Proto-Finnic *jäädäk.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjæːmɑ/, [ˈjæːmɑ]
• Rhymes: -æːmɑ
• Hyphenation: jää‧ma

jääma (da-infinitive jääda)

1. to stay, to remain

   Ema ja isa läksid teatrisse, lapsed jäid koju.

   The mother and the father went to the theatre; the children stayed home.

   1. to be (in a particular direction)

      Teest paremale jääb kirik.

      There is a church to the right of the road.

      (literally, “A church remains to the right of the road.”)

2. to become [with translative]

   Synonym: muutuma

   Sa oled väga kõhnaks jäänud.

   You've become very thin.

   1. to fall (become or change into) [with translative or infinitive or illative]

      haigeks jääma ― to fall ill

      magama jääma ― to fall asleep

      unarusse jääma ― to fall into disrepair

   2. to come in (to finish a race or similar competition in a particular position)

      Jäime võistlustel viimaseks.

      We came in last in the competition.

3. to remain (to be left)

   Synonyms: alles jääma, järele jääma

   Koolivaheajani on jäänud paar nädalat.

   A couple weeks remain until the school holidays.

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