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erakonna

The Estonian word "erakonna" means "political party" (genitive case).

In a sentence

Erakonna liikmed kogunesid aruteluks.
The members of the party gathered for a discussion.
Here, 'erakonna' is in the genitive case, indicating a possessive relationship to 'liikmed' (members), signifying 'of the party'.
Ta otsustas liituda erakonna noorteorganisatsiooniga.
He decided to join the youth organization of the party.
In this sentence, 'erakonna' again takes the genitive case to describe which youth organization is being referred to, specifically that 'of the party'.
Uue erakonna loomine vajab palju ressursse.
The creation of a new party requires many resources.
'Erakonna' describes the new entity being created, and as singular genitive, it attributes possessions or specifications to the noun 'loomine' (creation).

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