aine
[ˈɑine]
subject, course, matter
- noun
- A2
- Education
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | aine | ained |
| Genitive | aine | ainete |
| Partitive | ainet | aineid |
| Illative | ainesse | ainetesse |
| Inessive | aines | ainetes |
| Elative | ainest | ainetest |
| Allative | ainele | ainetele |
| Adessive | ainel | ainetel |
| Ablative | ainelt | ainetelt |
| Translative | aineks | aineteks |
| Terminative | aineni | aineteni |
| Essive | ainena | ainetena |
| Abessive | aineta | aineteta |
| Comitative | ainega | ainetega |
Examples
Matemaatika on raske aine.
Mathematics is a difficult subject.
See aine lahustub vees.
This substance dissolves in water.
Common combinations
raske õppeaine
a difficult school subject
ohtlik aine
a hazardous substance
Related words
In Estonian
materjal, millest miski koosneb; koolis õpitav valdkond
Definitions, examples and word forms are partly based on the EKI Combined Dictionary (Eesti Keele Instituut, Sõnaveeb), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Dictio has edited and added to them. Sources and licenses