saatus
[ˈsɑːtus]
destiny
- noun
- B1
- Emotions
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | saatus | saatused |
| Genitive | saatuse | saatuste |
| Partitive | saatust | saatuseid |
| Illative | saatusesse | saatustesse |
| Inessive | saatuses | saatustes |
| Elative | saatusest | saatustest |
| Allative | saatusele | saatustele |
| Adessive | saatusel | saatustel |
| Ablative | saatuselt | saatustelt |
| Translative | saatuseks | saatusteks |
| Terminative | saatuseni | saatusteni |
| Essive | saatusena | saatustena |
| Abessive | saatuseta | saatusteta |
| Comitative | saatusega | saatustega |
Examples
Keegi ei tea, milline saatus teda ootab.
No one knows what fate awaits them.
Ju see oli Kaie saatus, et ta üksikuks jäi.
Perhaps it was Kaie's fate to remain single.
Sama saatus on tabanud paljusid väikeriike.
The same fate has befallen many small countries.
Common combinations
raske saatus
a hard fate
saatusega leppima
to accept one's fate
Related words
In Estonian
see, mis kellegi elus (vältimatult, ettemääratult) juhtub
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