Estonian/Adjectives

An adjective (omadussõna) has a positive, comparative and superlative degree.

Ainsus	Singular
Punane auto	Red car
Kollane lill	Yellow flower
Roheline pall	Green ball
Loll laps	Stupid kid
Sinine pliiats	Blue pencil

Mitmus	Plural
Punased autod	Red cars
Kollased lilled	Yellow flowers
Rohelised pallid	Green balls
Lollid lapsed	Stupid kids
Sinised pliiatsid	Blue pencils

• Ma olen kurb : I am sad
• Ma olen vihane : I am angry
• Ma olen rõõmus : I am happy
• Ma olen väsinud : I am tired

Asted

Degree	Ainsus	Singular	Mitmus	Plural
Positive	ilus	beautiful	ilusad	beautiful
Comparative	ilusam	more beautiful	ilusamad	more beautiful
Superlative	ilusaim	most beautiful	ilusaimad	most beautiful

In singular

• Kiire : Fast
  • Kass on kiire : The cat is fast
• Kiirem : Faster
  • Lõvi on kiirem : The lion is faster
• Kiireim : Fastest
  • Gepard on kiireim : The cheetah is the fastest

In Plural :

• Nartsissid on ilusad
  • The daffodils are beautiful
• Tulbid on ilusamad
  • The tulips are more beautiful
• Roosid on ilusaimad
  • The roses are most beautiful

Võrdlus

Võrdlused	Comparisons
Noorem kui	Younger than
Sama noor kui	As young as
Väga noor	Very young
Liiga noor	Too young

• Ma olen noorem kui mu õde
  • I am younger than my sister
• Ta on sama noor kui tema naine
  • He is as young as his wife
• Meie uus kolleeg on väga noor
  • Our new colleague is very young
• Ta on liiga noor et autot juhtida
  • He is too young to drive a car

Comparison in creates adjectives with the suffix -ne

• Poisi pikkune : As tall as the boy
• Lille lõhnaline : Small like the flowers
• Sambla roheline : Green as the moss