kangelane — illustration of hero

kangelane

[ˈkɑnkelɑne]

hero, heroine

Forms

Forms
CaseSingularPlural
Nominativekangelanekangelased
Genitivekangelasekangelaste
Partitivekangelastkangelasi
Illativekangelasessekangelastesse
Inessivekangelaseskangelastes
Elativekangelasestkangelastest
Allativekangelaselekangelastele
Adessivekangelaselkangelastel
Ablativekangelaseltkangelastelt
Translativekangelasekskangelasteks
Terminativekangelasenikangelasteni
Essivekangelasenakangelastena
Abessivekangelasetakangelasteta
Comitativekangelasegakangelastega

Examples

Vanaisa oli surnud kangelasena Vabadussõjas.

Grandfather died as a hero in the War of Independence.

Ta on tõeline kangelane.

He is a true hero.

Common combinations

rahvuslik kangelane

national hero

kangelaseks saama

hero to get

Related words

In Estonian

erakordse mehisuse, vapruse vm erilise poolest silmapaistev isik, inimene, kes on teinud midagi julget ja head

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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