No. 824 in Estonian
riigile
"Riigile" means "to the state" or "for the state" in English.
In a sentence
Toetused lähevad otseselt riigile.
Subsidies go directly to the state.
In this sentence, 'riigile' is in the allative case, indicating the direction towards the state as the recipient of the subsidies.
See projekt on kasulik riigile.
This project is beneficial for the state.
Here, 'riigile' denotes 'for the state,' implying that the state gains the benefit of the project.
Me rääkisime riigile kuuluvatest varadest.
We talked about the assets belonging to the state.
In this example, 'riigile' contextualizes the ownership of the assets within the state as possessive.
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