No. 516 in Estonian
eestile
"To Estonia" or "for Estonia."
In a sentence
Ma kirjutan kirja Eestile.
I am writing a letter to Estonia.
In this sentence, 'Eestile' is the dative case form of 'Estonia', meaning 'to Estonia'.
See kingitus on mõeldud Eestile.
This gift is intended for Estonia.
Here, 'Eestile' is used to indicate the recipient or beneficiary of an action, meaning 'for Estonia'.
Me näitasime kaarti Eestile kaardil laual.
We showed the map of Estonia on the table.
In this instance, 'Eestile' is again in the dative case used metaphorically to imply possession or connection, referring to 'of Estonia'.
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