No. 214 in Estonian
nelja
"Nelja" means "four" in English (genitive case).
In a sentence
Me kohtume nelja tunni pärast.
We will meet in four hours.
In this sentence, 'nelja' is in the genitive case, specifying a time duration.
Ma nägin nelja lindu pargis.
I saw four birds in the park.
Here, 'nelja' is in the genitive case, describing the quantity of the birds observed.
Nelja tooli peal oli raamat.
On four chairs was a book.
In this instance, 'nelja' is in the genitive case and modifies the noun 'chairs' in locative expression.
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