How to use the indefinite article in Estonian

How to use the indefinite article in Estonian

You want to learn how to use the indefinite article in Estonian? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Estonian lessons complete with useful examples. An apple, a house, a book... we explain it all to you in short, easy to follow lessons.

The Estonian indefinite article

The indefinite article is what we call the words 'a' and 'an' in English. The English indefinite article 'a' does not exist in Estonian. Unlike English, a noun on its own can be considered indefinite without the need for a specific word to show this.

Examples

puu
a tree
päev
a day
kass
a cat
nädal
a week
tüdruk
a girl
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Step 3 : The indefinite article in Estonian

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns in English (a book, a chair, a door etc.). To get started in Estonian, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns raamat, tool and uks (book, chair, door). Once you have learned these nouns, you can then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. This is easy in Estonian, because in Estonian, there is no indefinite article. So the word raamat can mean book or a book, the word tool can mean chair or a chair and the word uks can mean door or a door. You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Estonian including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Estonian nouns raamat, tool and uks, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Estonian).

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