No. 653 in Estonian
eestlased
Estonians.
In a sentence
Eestlased armastavad loodusradadel jalutada.
Estonians love walking on nature trails.
Here, 'eestlased' is the subject in a sentence describing a characteristic of the Estonian people.
Ma olen rääkinud mitmete eestlastega.
I have spoken with several Estonians.
In this sentence, 'eestlastega' is the plural form used in the comitative case, meaning 'with Estonians'.
Eestlaste rahvustantsud on ilusad.
The folk dances of Estonians are beautiful.
Here, 'Eestlaste' is the plural genitive form, indicating possession (used in 'of Estonians').
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