No. 697 in Estonian
vaatamata
"Vaatamata" means "despite" or "regardless of" in English.
In a sentence
Ta läks jalutama, vaatamata halvale ilmale.
He went for a walk despite the bad weather.
In this sentence, 'vaatamata' is used as a preposition meaning 'despite', indicating contrast.
Vaatamata sellele, et oli hilja, jätkas ta lugemist.
Despite it being late, he continued reading.
Here, 'vaatamata' starts a clause ('vaatamata sellele, et...'), showing a contrasting situation.
Ma vajan abi, vaatamata eelnevatele õnnestumistele.
I need help, despite previous successes.
In this usage, 'vaatamata' is followed by a noun phrase, expressing contrast with the stated condition.
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