Understanding the Comitative Case in Estonian
In the Estonian language, the Comitative Case is used to express the idea of 'together with' someone or something. It helps us show that two or more things or people are together.
Important Points
- The Comitative Case is marked by the ending '-ga'.
- It is used to show companionship or association.
- It can be used with both people and objects.
When you want to say that you are with someone, you use the Comitative Case. For example, if you are with a friend, you add '-ga' to the word for friend.
Examples
- mina olen sõbraga (I am with a friend)
- laps mängib koeraga (The child is playing with the dog)
- ema läheb poodi õega (Mother goes to the store with her sister)
The Comitative Case is very helpful when you want to show that you are doing something with someone else or have something with another thing.