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
[edit | edit source]English Infinitive |
Estonian Infinitive |
Indicative Present | |||||
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I mina | you sina | he/she tema | we meie | you teie | they nemad | ||
to be | olema | olen | oled | on | oleme | olete | on |
to know | teadma | tean | tead | teab | teame | teate | teavad |
to want | tahtma | tahan | tahad | tahab | tahame | tahate | tahavad |
to see | nägema | näen | näed | näeb | näeme | näete | näevad |
to hear | kuulma | kuulen | kuuled | kuuleb | kuuleme | kuulete | kuulevad |
to eat | sööma | söön | sööd | sööb | sööme | sööte | söövad |
to look for | otsima | otsin | otsid | otsib | otsime | otsite | otsivad |
to read | lugema | loen | loed | loeb | loeme | loete | loevad |
Example Phrases With Object in Nominative (nimetav) Case
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]Example Phrases With Object in Partitive (Osastav) Case
[edit | edit source]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