No. 123 in Estonian
maailma
The Estonian word "maailma" means "world" in English.
In a sentence
Maailma on suur ja täis erinevaid kultuure.
The world is vast and full of different cultures.
In this sentence, 'maailma' is used to represent 'the world' as a general concept encompassing our entire planet.
Maailma probleemid vajavad ühist lahendust.
The world's problems require a collective solution.
Here, 'maailma' is in the genitive case, modifying 'probleemid' (problems) to mean 'the problems of the world'.
Ta kirjutas raamatu maailma ajaloost.
He/she wrote a book about the history of the world.
In this sentence, 'maailma' serves as a modifier, in the genitive case, to 'ajaloost' (history), specifying the subject of the history.
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