Estonian/Verbs
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(Redirected from Estonian/Indicative Verbs and Accusative)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
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
- 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
Example Phrases With Object in Partitive (Osastav) Case edit
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