No. 18 in Estonian
mida
"What."
In a sentence
Mida sa teed?
What are you doing?
Here, 'mida' is used as an interrogative pronoun to ask about an action.
Ma ei tea, mida ma vajan.
I don't know what I need.
In this sentence, 'mida' functions as a relative pronoun introducing an indirect question.
Räägi mulle, mida sa õppisid.
Tell me what you learned.
In this context, 'mida' is used to introduce a clause describing the subject of the request.
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