No. 27 in Estonian
nende
"Their" or "them."
In a sentence
Nende maja on väga suur.
Their house is very big.
In this sentence, 'nende' functions as a possessive pronoun, indicating ownership of the house.
Ma rääkisin nende inimestega eile.
I spoke with those people yesterday.
Here, 'nende' is used as a pronoun to refer to specific people mentioned in the context.
Nende pärast me hilinesime.
We were late because of them.
In this example, 'nende' acts as a pronoun in the necessary ablative case, indicating the reason for being late.
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