No. 388 in Estonian
vaatama
To look or watch.
In a sentence
Ma lähen homme kinno filmi vaatama.
I will go to the cinema tomorrow to watch a movie.
Here, 'vaatama' means 'to watch' or 'to observe something attentively', often used regarding visual media or specific objects of attention.
Ta jäi aknast välja vaatama.
He stayed looking out of the window.
In this sentence, 'vaatama' describes the action of directing one's gaze towards something, highlighting purposeful observation.
Ema õpetab lapsi liiklust ületades teed vaatama.
The mother teaches the children to look at the road while crossing traffic.
The usage here emphasizes the act of paying attention or paying a focused visual observation for safety purposes.
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