Genitive Case - Estonian

Genitive Case - Estonian

1. Compound words

   • e.g. päikeseprillid
     • n. Päike g. Päikese + prillid = sunshades p. Päikest

2. Acts as a base case for the remaining semantic cases

3. Object in a complected action or an object as a whole

4. To denote belonging or possession. kelle? mille? whose? of what? of which?

   • Kelle raamat see on? Whose books is this?
     • n. Kes? g. Kelle? p. Keda?
   • Mille kaas? The cover of what? Raamatu kaas. The book's cover.
     • n. Mis? g. Mille? p.Mida?

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