vaev
[ˈvɑev]
effort, trouble, hardship
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vaev | vaevad |
| Genitive | vaeva | vaevade |
| Partitive | vaeva | vaevu |
| Illative | vaevasse | vaevadesse |
| Inessive | vaevas | vaevades |
| Elative | vaevast | vaevadest |
| Allative | vaevale | vaevadele |
| Adessive | vaeval | vaevadel |
| Ablative | vaevalt | vaevadelt |
| Translative | vaevaks | vaevadeks |
| Terminative | vaevani | vaevadeni |
| Essive | vaevana | vaevadena |
| Abessive | vaevata | vaevadeta |
| Comitative | vaevaga | vaevadega |
Examples
See töö nõuab palju vaeva.
This work requires a lot of effort.
Ta sai ülesandega ilma suurema vaevata hakkama.
He completed the task without much difficulty.
Common combinations
vaeva nägema
to make an effort
ilma vaevata
without difficulty
Related words
In Estonian
Pingutus, raskus või töö, mida millegi saavutamine nõuab
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