No. 619 in Estonian

maailm

The world.

In a sentence

Maailm on ilus ja avar.
The world is beautiful and vast.
Here 'maailm' refers to the world in a general and literal sense.
Maailmas on palju erinevaid kultuure.
There are many different cultures in the world.
In this sentence, 'maailmas' is the inessive form of 'maailm', indicating something existing within the scope or domain of the world.
Selles maailmas valitseb rahu.
Peace prevails in this world.
'Selles maailmas' uses 'maailmas' (inessive form) with the demonstrative pronoun 'selles' to specify a particular kind of world, possibly metaphorical.

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