No. 502 in Estonian
riiki
The Estonian word "riiki" means "state" or "country" (in the partitive case).
In a sentence
Ma lähen homme riiki.
I am going to the country tomorrow.
Here, 'riiki' is in the allative case, indicating movement or direction into the country.
Eile külastas ta seda riiki.
Yesterday, he visited this country.
In this sentence, 'riiki' is in the partitive case, showing the object of the visiting action in the sentence.
Riiki juhib president.
The president leads the country.
Here, 'riiki' represents the definite object, referring to the specific country being governed.
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