Tõmbate

Tõmbate is the present tense form of the Estonian verb tõmbama in the second-person plural, meaning “you (all) pull” or “you (all) draw.” The verb tõmbama covers several senses, including physically pulling or dragging something, drawing a line or object, and, in informal speech, inhaling or smoking.

Grammatical notes: It is formed from the stem tõmba- with the present tense plural ending -te. The related present forms are tõmban (I pull), tõmbad (you pull), tõmbab (he/she pulls), tõmbame (we pull), tõmbate (you all pull), and tõmbavad (they pull). The exact meaning depends on the object and context.

Usage examples: Te tõmbate köie. (You pull the rope.) Te tõmbate suitsu. (You smoke a cigarette; you take a drag.) In addition to literal pulling, tõmbama is used in figurative phrases such as tõmmata tähelepanu (to draw attention) or tõmmata aega (to drag out time), where the sense shifts with the surrounding words.

See also: Estonian verbs, Estonian grammar, verb conjugation. The form tõmbate is common in everyday Estonian and is used whenever addressing multiple people performing the action of pulling or drawing.