No. 432 in Estonian
naised
The Estonian word "naised" translates to "women" in English.
In a sentence
Naised jalutavad pargis koos lastega.
The women are walking in the park with the children.
Here, 'naised' is used as the subject in the nominative case, referring to women in general.
Ma nägin naisi muuseumis ekskursioonil.
I saw the women on a tour in the museum.
In this sentence, 'naised' is in the partitive case ('naisi'), indicating partiality or an unspecified group of women.
Me rääkisime eile naistega klassiruumis.
Yesterday, we spoke with the women in the classroom.
Here, 'naised' appears in the comitative case ('naistega'), showing an action done together with the women.
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