No. 525 in Estonian
eestlane
An Estonian person.
In a sentence
Ma olen eestlane.
I am an Estonian.
In this sentence, 'eestlane' is used as a noun to describe someone's nationality.
Ta sõbrunes ühe eestlasega.
He became friends with an Estonian.
Here, 'eestlane' is declined to 'eestlasega' indicating interaction with an Estonian person.
Eestlased hindavad oma keelt kõrgelt.
Estonians value their language highly.
In this example, 'eestlased' is the plural form of 'eestlane', referring to the people of Estonia collectively.
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