Understanding the Eesti Elative Case
The Elative Case in the Estonian language is used to show the idea of coming out or moving out of something. It's like when you say you are coming out of a room or taking something out of a box.
Important Points
- The Elative Case answers the question 'from where?'
- It is often used with nouns to indicate the place or thing from which something comes.
- The ending '-st' or '-lt' is added to the noun to form the Elative Case.
Examples
- Majast - from the house
- Kastist - from the box
- Raamatust - from the book
In Estonian, when you want to say that you are coming out of a place, you use the Elative Case. For example, if you are leaving a house, you would use the word 'majast' which combines 'maja' (house) with the Elative ending '-st'.
Examples
- Ta tuli koolist. - He came from school.
- Võtsin raamatu riiulilt. - I took the book from the shelf.
- Linnud lendasid metsast. - The birds flew from the forest.
Important Points
- Use '-st' for most nouns to form the Elative Case.
- For some words, '-lt' might be used, especially if the word ends in a vowel.
- Pay attention to the context to determine when to use the Elative Case.
The Elative Case is important when you want to describe where something is coming from. It helps to make your sentences clear and specific about the origin or source of an action.
Examples
- Jooksin pargist. - I ran from the park.
- Ta tuli kontorist. - She came from the office.
- Kass hüppas laualt. - The cat jumped from the table.