vanainimene
[ˈvɑnɑˌinimene]
elder, senior
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vanainimene | vanainimesed |
| Genitive | vanainimese | vanainimeste |
| Partitive | vanainimest | vanainimesi |
| Illative | vanainimesesse | vanainimestesse |
| Inessive | vanainimeses | vanainimestes |
| Elative | vanainimesest | vanainimestest |
| Allative | vanainimesele | vanainimestele |
| Adessive | vanainimesel | vanainimestel |
| Ablative | vanainimeselt | vanainimestelt |
| Translative | vanainimeseks | vanainimesteks |
| Terminative | vanainimeseni | vanainimesteni |
| Essive | vanainimesena | vanainimestena |
| Abessive | vanainimeseta | vanainimesteta |
| Comitative | vanainimesega | vanainimestega |
Examples
Vanainimene vajab abi.
The old person needs help.
Austame vanainimesi.
We respect elderly people.
Common combinations
vanainimese eest hoolitsema
to care for an elderly person
vanainimesi austama
to respect elderly people
Related words
In Estonian
vana või eakas inimene
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