A pronoun (asesõna) has a long and short form. Here are the singular Estonian pronouns in the first three cases:

English Nominative - short Genitive - short Accusative
I mina ma minu mu mind
you (singular) sina sa sinu su sind
he/she tema ta tema ta teda
we meie me meie me meid
you (plural) teie te teie te teid
they nemad nad nende nad neid


Pronouns & cases

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Omastav kääne

Kelle?   whose?  
Minu ema My mother
Sinu isa your father
Tema taldrik His/her plate
Meie õpetaja Our teacher
Teie õde Your sister
Nende vend Their brother

Here we have some tenses in genitive case.

  • Kelle oma? : Who own is?
    • Venna õpik : The brother's textbook
    • Minu õpik : My textbook
    • Õe kleit : The sister's dress
    • Tema kleit : Her dress
  • Kelle pall see on? : Who is this ball?
    • See on lapse oma : The child's own this
    • See on lapse pall : The child's this ball
  • Kelle oma see on? : Who own this is?
    • See on minu õe oma : My sister's own this
  • Kelle vihit see on? : Who notebook this is?
    • See on õpilase vihik : The student's this notebook
    • See on õpilase oma : The student's own this

Osastav kääne

Keda?   Whom?  
Mind ei ole Don't is me
Ma armastan sind I love you
Ma vihkan teda I hate him/her
Ta ootab meid He/she waits us
Ta nägi teid He/she saw you
Ta kuulis neid He/she heard them