karu
[ˈkɑru]
bear
- noun
- A2
- Animals
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | karu | karud |
| Genitive | karu | karude |
| Partitive | karu | karusid |
| Illative | karusse | karudesse |
| Inessive | karus | karudes |
| Elative | karust | karudest |
| Allative | karule | karudele |
| Adessive | karul | karudel |
| Ablative | karult | karudelt |
| Translative | karuks | karudeks |
| Terminative | karuni | karudeni |
| Essive | karuna | karudena |
| Abessive | karuta | karudeta |
| Comitative | karuga | karudega |
Examples
Karu magab talvel koopas.
The bear sleeps in a den in winter.
Pruun karu elab metsas.
The brown bear lives in the forest.
Common combinations
pruun karu
a brown bear
karu magab
the bear is sleeping
Related words
In Estonian
Suur ja tugev paksu karvaga metsloom.
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