Understanding the Nominative Case in Estonian
In the Estonian language, the nominative case is used to show the subject of a sentence. The subject is the person or thing that is doing the action or being described. It answers the question 'Who?' or 'What?'.
Important Points
- The nominative case is used for the subject of a sentence.
- It is the form of the noun that you would look up in a dictionary.
- There is no special ending for singular nouns in the nominative case.
- Plural nouns in the nominative case often end in '-d'.
Let's look at some examples to understand how the nominative case works in Estonian.
Examples
- Kass magab. (The cat is sleeping.)
- Lapsed mängivad. (The children are playing.)
- Raamat on laual. (The book is on the table.)
In these examples, 'kass', 'lapsed', and 'raamat' are all in the nominative case because they are the subjects of the sentences.