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Estonian/Verbs
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A verb normally occurs between the subject and object of a sentence. The subject is in the nominative ("nimetav") case, and the object is in the case that communictates the intended meaning.
First Estonian verbs
EnglishInfinitiveEstonianInfinitiveIndicative PresentI minayou sinahe/she temawe meieyou teiethey nemadto beolemaolenoledonolemeoleteonto knowteadmateanteadteabteameteateteavadto wanttahtmatahantahadtahabtahametahatetahavadto seenägemanäennäednäebnäemenäetenäevadto hearkuulmakuulenkuuledkuulebkuulemekuuletekuulevadto eatsöömasöönsöödsööbsöömesöötesöövadto look forotsimaotsinotsidotsibotsimeotsiteotsivadto readlugemaloenloedloebloemeloeteloevad
Example Phrases With Object in Nominative (nimetav) Case
Kõik stseenid lõigiti ära.
All scenes were cut out.
Nad ehitasid seinad.
The built the walls.
Hunt ajas silmad suureks.
The wolf made his eyes big.
Example Phrases With Object in Possessive (omastav) Case
Example Phrases With Object in Partitive (Osastav) Case
Estonian has no definite or indefinite articles, so "a/an" and "the" can be used interchangeably.
Words that might need explanation are in blue and can be hovered over to reveal their meaning and/or case.
See on tüdruk
This is a/the girl
Ta sööb õuna
He/She eats a/the apple
See maja on minu kodu
This house is my home
Ta tahab õuna
He/She wants an/the apple
Sina tead seda
You know that
Ma kuulen sind
I hear you
Ma loen raamatut
I read a book
Poiss otsib tüdruku koera
The boy is looking for the girl's dog