No. 644 in Estonian
jüri
"Jüri" is a male given name in Estonian, equivalent to "George" in English.
In a sentence
Jüri mängib iga päev jalgpalli.
Jüri plays football every day.
Here, 'Jüri' is used as a proper noun, representing a person's name.
Koosolekul arutati Jüri ettepanekuid detailsemalt.
Jüri's proposals were discussed in more detail at the meeting.
In this sentence, 'Jüri' is used as a possessive noun to indicate that the proposals belong to Jüri.
Kas sa oled külas Jürile tema sünnipäeval?
Are you visiting Jüri on his birthday?
Here, 'Jürile' is the dative form of the proper noun 'Jüri', indicating the recipient of the action.
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