FromProto-Finnic*käüdäk. Cognate withFinnishkäydä.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæi̯mɑ/,[ˈkæi̯mɑ]

käima (da-infinitivekäia)

1. towalk

   Miks sa kikivarvukilkäid?

   Why are youwalking on your tip-toes?

   Ma lähenkäin ära korra.

   I'll be right back. (lit. "I will go walk away for a moment.")

2. togo(habitually, regularly)

   Ma eikäi tööl.

   I don'twork. (lit. "I don't go to work")

3. tomove, togo(not by walking)

   Pendelkäib edasi-tagasi.

   The pendulumgoes back and forth.

4. (draughts, chess) tomove, to make amove

   Ma peaks vist tammigakäima.

   I should probablymove with my king.

5. towork, torun(for machines)

   Pane arvutikäima

   Turn on the computer.(lit. "Put the computer to run")

6. tohappen, tooccur, togo on

   Saaliskäib koosolek.

   A meeting isgoing on in the hall.

7. todate(governs the comitative)

   Kalle ja Mallekäivad.

   Kalle and Malle aredating.

   Ma eikäiks elu sees temaga.

   I would neverdate him.

8. to besuitable, tofit, tolast, towork

   Need saapadkäivad veel mitu aastat.

   These boots are gonnalast for a few years more.

9. toconcern,to do with(governs genitive together withkohta)

   Kas seekäib minu kohta ka?

   Does thisconcern me as well?

10. to go along with something, togo with

    Koogi kõrvalekäib tee.

    Teagoes with cake.

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