janu — illustration of thirst

janu

[ˈjɑnu]

thirst

Forms

Forms
CaseSingularPlural
Nominativejanujanud
Genitivejanujanude
Partitivejanujanusid
Illativejanussejanudesse
Inessivejanusjanudes
Elativejanustjanudest
Allativejanulejanudele
Adessivejanuljanudel
Ablativejanultjanudelt
Translativejanuksjanudeks
Terminativejanunijanudeni
Essivejanunajanudena
Abessivejanutajanudeta
Comitativejanugajanudega

Examples

Mul on pärast jooksu janu.

I am thirsty after the run.

Vesi kustutab janu.

Water quenches thirst.

Common combinations

suur janu

great thirst

janu kustutama

to quench one’s thirst

Related words

In Estonian

Vajadus või soov juua

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

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