vanavanem
[ˈvɑnɑvɑnem]
grandparent
- noun
- B1
- Family
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vanavanem | vanavanemad |
| Genitive | vanavanema | vanavanemate |
| Partitive | vanavanemat | vanavanemaid |
| Illative | vanavanemasse | vanavanematesse |
| Inessive | vanavanemas | vanavanemates |
| Elative | vanavanemast | vanavanematest |
| Allative | vanavanemale | vanavanematele |
| Adessive | vanavanemal | vanavanematel |
| Ablative | vanavanemalt | vanavanematelt |
| Translative | vanavanemaks | vanavanemateks |
| Terminative | vanavanemani | vanavanemateni |
| Essive | vanavanemana | vanavanematena |
| Abessive | vanavanemata | vanavanemateta |
| Comitative | vanavanemaga | vanavanematega |
Examples
Minu vanavanemad elavad maal.
My grandparents live in the countryside.
Lapsed veedavad suve vanavanemate juures.
The children spend the summer at their grandparents'.
Common combinations
armas vanavanem
dear grandparent
vanavanematega suhtlema
to communicate with grandparents
Related words
In Estonian
Määramata
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