Invitations and negatives
Invite with familiar or polite. Accept and refuse . Suggest .
Negative indefinites work with a negative verb: , . can mean everyone or everything; context and the predicate distinguish them. means oneself or personally: .
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Nobody can come. | ||
| Nobody can come. | ||
| I do not know anything. | ||
| I do not know anything. | ||
| Everyone is here. | ||
| Everyone is here. | ||
| Are you coming to dinner? | ||
| Are you coming to dinner? | ||
| Are you coming to dinner, politely? | ||
| Are you coming to dinner, politely? | ||
| I do the cooking myself. | ||
| I do the cooking myself. | ||
Keegi ei saa tulla.Nobody can come.
Ma ei tea mitte midagi.I do not know anything.
Kõik on siin.Everyone is here.
Kas sa tuled õhtusöögile?Are you coming to dinner?
Kas te tulete õhtusöögile?Are you coming to dinner, politely?
Mina teen ise süüa.I do the cooking myself.
Mina olen Lukas. Kas te tulete õhtusöögile?I am Lukas. Are you coming to dinner, politely?
Mina olen Lena. Kas te tulete õhtusöögile?I am Lena. Are you coming to dinner, politely?
Mina olen Lukas. Mina teen ise süüa.I am Lukas. I do the cooking myself.
Mina olen Lena. Mina teen ise süüa.I am Lena. I do the cooking myself.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Nobody can come.
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I do not know anything.
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Everyone is here.
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Are you coming to dinner?
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Keegi tulla.
Nobody can come.
Ma ei tea .
I do not know anything.
Kõik siin.
Everyone is here.
Kas sa õhtusöögile?
Are you coming to dinner?
Kas te õhtusöögile?
Are you coming to dinner, politely?
Mina teen süüa.
I do the cooking myself.
Mina olen Lukas. Kas te õhtusöögile?
I am Lukas. Are you coming to dinner, politely?
Mina olen Lena. Kas te õhtusöögile?
I am Lena. Are you coming to dinner, politely?
Mina olen Lukas. Mina teen süüa.
I am Lukas. I do the cooking myself.
Mina olen Lena. Mina teen süüa.
I am Lena. I do the cooking myself.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Kõik siin.
Everyone is here.
Kas sa õhtusöögile?
Are you coming to dinner?
Kas te õhtusöögile?
Are you coming to dinner, politely?
Mina teen süüa.
I do the cooking myself.
Mina olen Lukas. Kas te õhtusöögile?
I am Lukas. Are you coming to dinner, politely?
Mina olen Lena. Kas te õhtusöögile?
I am Lena. Are you coming to dinner, politely?
Mina olen Lukas. Mina teen süüa.
I am Lukas. I do the cooking myself.
Mina olen Lena. Mina teen süüa.
I am Lena. I do the cooking myself.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Nobody can come.
I do not know anything.
Everyone is here.
Are you coming to dinner?
Are you coming to dinner, politely?
I do the cooking myself.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Nobody can come.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
Nobody can come.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I do not know anything.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I do not know anything.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
Everyone is here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
Everyone is here.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
Are you coming to dinner?
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
Are you coming to dinner?
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
