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Rõhumäärsõnade minevik 1

87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [kaheksakümmend seitse]

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Rõhumäärsõnade minevik 1

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We had to water the flowers. Me p----- l---- k-----. Me pidime lilli kastma. 0 +
We had to clean the apartment. Me p----- k------ ä-- k--------. Me pidime korteri ära koristama. 0 +
We had to wash the dishes. Me p----- n--- ä-- p-----. Me pidime nõud ära pesema. 0 +
     
Did you have to pay the bill? Pi---- t- a--- ä-- m-----? Pidite te arve ära maksma? 0 +
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? Pi---- t- s--------- e--- m-----? Pidite te sissepääsu eest maksma? 0 +
Did you have to pay a fine? Pi---- t- t----- m-----? Pidite te trahvi maksma? 0 +
     
Who had to say goodbye? Ke- p--- l------? Kes pidi lahkuma? 0 +
Who had to go home early? Ke- p--- v--- k--- m-----? Kes pidi vara koju minema? 0 +
Who had to take the train? Ke- p--- r------ m-----? Kes pidi rongiga minema? 0 +
     
We did not want to stay long. Me e- t------ k----- j----. Me ei tahtnud kauaks jääda. 0 +
We did not want to drink anything. Me e- t------ m----- j---. Me ei tahtnud midagi juua. 0 +
We did not want to disturb you. Me e- t------ s-----. Me ei tahtnud segada. 0 +
     
I just wanted to make a call. Ma t------ v--- h--------. Ma tahtsin vaid helistada. 0 +
I just wanted to call a taxi. Ma t------ t---- t------. Ma tahtsin takso tellida. 0 +
Actually I wanted to drive home. Ma n----- t------ k--- s----. Ma nimelt tahtsin koju sõita. 0 +
     
I thought you wanted to call your wife. Ma m-------- e- s- t------ o-- n------ h--------. Ma mõtlesin, et sa tahtsid oma naisele helistada. 0 +
I thought you wanted to call information. Ma m-------- e- s- t------ i----------- h--------. Ma mõtlesin, et sa tahtsid infonumbrile helistada. 0 +
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. Ma m-------- e- s- t------ p----- t------. Ma mõtlesin, et sa tahtsid pitsat tellida. 0 +
     

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Big letters, big feelings

Advertising uses a lot of pictures. Pictures awaken our particular interests. We look at them longer and more intently than letters. As a result, we remember advertisements with pictures better. Pictures also produce strong emotional reactions. The brain recognizes pictures very quickly. It knows immediately what can be seen in the picture. Letters function differently than pictures. They are abstract characters. Therefore, our brain reacts slower to letters. First, it must understand the meaning of the word. One might say the characters must be translated by the language part of the brain. But emotions can be produced using letters too. The text just needs to be very large. Studies show that big letters have a big effect as well. Large letters aren't just more noticeable than small letters. They also produce a stronger emotional reaction. This is true for positive as well as negative feelings. The size of things has always been important to mankind. Man must react quickly to danger. And when something is large, it's usually already quite close! So it's understandable that large pictures cause strong reactions. Less clear is how we react to large letters. Letters aren't actually a signal for the brain. Despite this, it shows greater activity when it sees large letters. This result is very interesting to scientists. It shows how important letters have become for us. Our brain has somehow learned how to react to writing…