vabandus
[ˈvɑpɑntus]
apology, excuse
- noun
- A1
- Communication
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vabandus | vabandused |
| Genitive | vabanduse | vabanduste |
| Partitive | vabandust | vabandusi |
| Illative | vabandusesse | vabandustesse |
| Inessive | vabanduses | vabandustes |
| Elative | vabandusest | vabandustest |
| Allative | vabandusele | vabandustele |
| Adessive | vabandusel | vabandustel |
| Ablative | vabanduselt | vabandustelt |
| Translative | vabanduseks | vabandusteks |
| Terminative | vabanduseni | vabandusteni |
| Essive | vabandusena | vabandustena |
| Abessive | vabanduseta | vabandusteta |
| Comitative | vabandusega | vabandustega |
Examples
Ma palun vabandust!
I apologize! / I'm sorry!
See on minu vabandus.
This is my apology.
Common combinations
vabandust paluma
to apologize
usutav vabandus
a believable excuse
Related words
In Estonian
Andestuse palumine või põhjendus, millega eksimust seletatakse.
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