Adjective agreement
An adjective describes a noun and normally agrees in case and number. Nominative , genitive , partitive . Other colours include and .
and also change their stems. In the location case, both can have the ending: . A plural nominative adds -d to the genitive stem: .
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| This is a yellow sofa. | ||
| This is a yellow sofa. | ||
| I do not have a yellow sofa. | ||
| I do not have a yellow sofa. | ||
| I take the yellow sofa. | ||
| I take the yellow sofa. | ||
| This is a big room. | ||
| This is a big room. | ||
| I do not have a big room. | ||
| I do not have a big room. | ||
| These are yellow sofas. | ||
| These are yellow sofas. | ||
See on kollane diivan.This is a yellow sofa.
Mul ei ole kollast diivanit.I do not have a yellow sofa.
Ma võtan kollase diivani.I take the yellow sofa.
See on suur tuba.This is a big room.
Mul ei ole suurt tuba.I do not have a big room.
Need on kollased diivanid.These are yellow sofas.
Mina olen Lukas. Mul ei ole suurt tuba.I am Lukas. I do not have a big room.
Mina olen Lena. Mul ei ole suurt tuba.I am Lena. I do not have a big room.
Mina olen Lukas. Need on kollased diivanid.I am Lukas. These are yellow sofas.
Mina olen Lena. Need on kollased diivanid.I am Lena. These are yellow sofas.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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This is a yellow sofa.
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I do not have a yellow sofa.
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I take the yellow sofa.
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This is a big room.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
See on diivan.
This is a yellow sofa.
Mul ei ole diivanit.
I do not have a yellow sofa.
Ma võtan diivani.
I take the yellow sofa.
See on tuba.
This is a big room.
Mul ei ole tuba.
I do not have a big room.
Need on diivanid.
These are yellow sofas.
Mina olen Lukas. Mul ei ole tuba.
I am Lukas. I do not have a big room.
Mina olen Lena. Mul ei ole tuba.
I am Lena. I do not have a big room.
Mina olen Lukas. Need on diivanid.
I am Lukas. These are yellow sofas.
Mina olen Lena. Need on diivanid.
I am Lena. These are yellow sofas.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ma võtan diivani.
I take the yellow sofa.
See on tuba.
This is a big room.
Mul ei ole tuba.
I do not have a big room.
Need on diivanid.
These are yellow sofas.
Mina olen Lukas. Mul ei ole tuba.
I am Lukas. I do not have a big room.
Mina olen Lena. Mul ei ole tuba.
I am Lena. I do not have a big room.
Mina olen Lukas. Need on diivanid.
I am Lukas. These are yellow sofas.
Mina olen Lena. Need on diivanid.
I am Lena. These are yellow sofas.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
This is a yellow sofa.
I do not have a yellow sofa.
I take the yellow sofa.
This is a big room.
I do not have a big room.
These are yellow sofas.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
This is a yellow sofa.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
This is a yellow sofa.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I do not have a yellow sofa.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I do not have a yellow sofa.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I take the yellow sofa.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I take the yellow sofa.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
This is a big room.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
This is a big 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
