Inside and out of places
The inessive describes being inside and normally adds -s to the genitive stem: . The elative describes coming from inside and adds -st: .
A postposition follows a genitive noun: , . Pronoun can shorten to . Estonian present forms can describe an action happening now; no special action-in-progress ending is required.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I am in the flat. | ||
| I am in the flat. | ||
| I come out of the flat. | ||
| I come out of the flat. | ||
| I am in the room. | ||
| I am in the room. | ||
| I come out of the room. | ||
| I come out of the room. | ||
| Muri is under the sofa. | ||
| Muri is under the sofa. | ||
| We help now. | ||
| We help now. | ||
Ma olen korteris.I am in the flat.
Ma tulen korterist.I come out of the flat.
Ma olen toas.I am in the room.
Ma tulen toast.I come out of the room.
Muri on diivani all.Muri is under the sofa.
Me aitame praegu.We help now.
Mina olen Lukas. Muri on diivani all.I am Lukas. Muri is under the sofa.
Mina olen Lena. Muri on diivani all.I am Lena. Muri is under the sofa.
Mina olen Lukas. Me aitame praegu.I am Lukas. We help now.
Mina olen Lena. Me aitame praegu.I am Lena. We help now.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I am in the flat.
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I come out of the flat.
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I am in the room.
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I come out of the room.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Ma olen .
I am in the flat.
Ma tulen .
I come out of the flat.
Ma olen .
I am in the room.
Ma tulen .
I come out of the room.
Muri on all.
Muri is under the sofa.
Me praegu.
We help now.
Mina olen Lukas. Muri on all.
I am Lukas. Muri is under the sofa.
Mina olen Lena. Muri on all.
I am Lena. Muri is under the sofa.
Mina olen Lukas. Me praegu.
I am Lukas. We help now.
Mina olen Lena. Me praegu.
I am Lena. We help now.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ma olen .
I am in the room.
Ma tulen .
I come out of the room.
Muri on all.
Muri is under the sofa.
Me praegu.
We help now.
Mina olen Lukas. Muri on all.
I am Lukas. Muri is under the sofa.
Mina olen Lena. Muri on all.
I am Lena. Muri is under the sofa.
Mina olen Lukas. Me praegu.
I am Lukas. We help now.
Mina olen Lena. Me praegu.
I am Lena. We help now.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I am in the flat.
I come out of the flat.
I am in the room.
I come out of the room.
Muri is under the sofa.
We help now.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I am in the flat.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I am in the flat.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I come out of the flat.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I come out of the flat.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I am in the room.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I am in the room.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I come out of the room.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I come out of the room.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
