Cases
In Estonian, there are 14 cases.
| # | Case | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Example in Estonian | Example in English | Example in Estonian | Example in English | ||
| 1 | Nominative | ilus raamat | a beautiful book | ilusad raamatud | beautiful books |
| 2 | Genitive | ilusa raamatu | of a beautiful book; a beautiful book (as total object) |
ilusate raamatute | of beautiful books; beautiful books (as total object) |
| 3 | Partitive | ilusat raamatut | a beautiful book (as a partial object) |
ilusaid raamatuid | beautiful books (as a partial object) |
| 4 | Illative | ilusasse raamatusse | into a beautiful book | ilusatesse raamatutesse | into beautiful books |
| 5 | Inessive | ilusas raamatus | in a beautiful book | ilusates raamatutes | in beautiful books |
| 6 | Elative | ilusast raamatust | from a beautiful book | ilusatest raamatutest | from beautiful books |
| 7 | Allative | ilusale raamatule | onto a beautiful book | ilusatele raamatutele | onto beautiful books |
| 8 | Adessive | ilusal raamatul | on a beautiful book | ilusatel raamatutel | on beautiful books |
| 9 | Ablative | ilusalt raamatult | from on a beautiful book | ilusatelt raamatutelt | from on beautiful books |
| 10 | Translative | ilusaks raamatuks | (in)to a beautiful book | ilusateks raamatuteks | (in)to beautiful books |
| 11 | Terminative | ilusa raamatuni | up to a beautiful book | ilusate raamatuteni | up to beautiful books |
| 12 | Essive | ilusa raamatuna | as a beautiful book | ilusate raamatutena | as beautiful books |
| 13 | Abessive | ilusa raamatuta | without a beautiful book | ilusate raamatuteta | without beautiful books |
| 14 | Comitative | ilusa raamatuga | with a beautiful book | ilusate raamatutega | with beautiful books |
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