No. 744 in Estonian
palli
The Estonian word "palli" means "ball" (genitive or partitive form of "pall").
In a sentence
Tal on punane palli.
He has a red ball.
In this sentence, 'palli' is in the genitive case, indicating possession of the red ball.
Kas sa tõid palli mängu jaoks?
Did you bring the ball for the game?
Here, 'palli' is in the partitive case, often used to denote the object of an action.
Lapsed mängivad õues palli.
The children are playing ball outside.
In this context, 'palli' is used to indicate the object with which the action (playing) is performed.
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