To, at and from inside
Estonian has three inside-location cases. Illative means into or to: , or the longer . Inessive means at/in: . Elative means from/out of: . Other useful sets: , , .
Direction words are . Names of places have their own usual cases: uses the outside set. Learning a place with to/at/from avoids a literal English preposition translation.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| I go to the station. | ||
| I go to the station. | ||
| I am at the station. | ||
| I am at the station. | ||
| I come from the station. | ||
| I come from the station. | ||
| I go home. | ||
| I go home. | ||
| I am at home. | ||
| I am at home. | ||
| I come from home. | ||
| I come from home. | ||
Ma lähen jaama.I go to the station.
Ma olen jaamas.I am at the station.
Ma tulen jaamast.I come from the station.
Ma lähen koju.I go home.
Ma olen kodus.I am at home.
Ma tulen kodust.I come from home.
Mina olen Lukas. Ma olen kodus.I am Lukas. I am at home.
Mina olen Lena. Ma olen kodus.I am Lena. I am at home.
Mina olen Lukas. Ma tulen kodust.I am Lukas. I come from home.
Mina olen Lena. Ma tulen kodust.I am Lena. I come from home.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I go to the station.
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I am at the station.
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I come from the station.
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I go home.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Ma lähen .
I go to the station.
Ma olen .
I am at the station.
Ma tulen .
I come from the station.
Ma lähen .
I go home.
Ma olen .
I am at home.
Ma tulen .
I come from home.
Mina olen Lukas. Ma olen .
I am Lukas. I am at home.
Mina olen Lena. Ma olen .
I am Lena. I am at home.
Mina olen Lukas. Ma tulen .
I am Lukas. I come from home.
Mina olen Lena. Ma tulen .
I am Lena. I come from home.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Ma tulen .
I come from the station.
Ma lähen .
I go home.
Ma olen .
I am at home.
Ma tulen .
I come from home.
Mina olen Lukas. Ma olen .
I am Lukas. I am at home.
Mina olen Lena. Ma olen .
I am Lena. I am at home.
Mina olen Lukas. Ma tulen .
I am Lukas. I come from home.
Mina olen Lena. Ma tulen .
I am Lena. I come from home.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I go to the station.
I am at the station.
I come from the station.
I go home.
I am at home.
I come from home.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I go to the station.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I go to the station.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I am at the station.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I am at the station.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I come from the station.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I come from the station.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I go home.
You say:
Use the meaning and Estonian pattern explained in this unit.
I go home.
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
