No. 902 in Estonian

nalja

"Nalja" in English means "joke" or "fun."

In a sentence

See nalja on kõigile meelelahutav.
This joke is entertaining to everyone.
Here, 'nalja' is used in the nominative singular form, meaning 'joke'.
Ta rääkis naljast, mida ta eile kuulis.
He talked about a joke he heard yesterday.
In this sentence, 'naljast' appears in the elative case, expressing 'about the joke'.
Nalja pärast tegi ta midagi ootamatut.
For fun, he did something unexpected.
Here, 'nalja' is used as part of a common expression, 'nalja pärast,' meaning 'for fun' or 'as a joke.'

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