No. 157 in Estonian

saksamaa

Germany

In a sentence

Saksamaa on Euroopa riik, mille pealinn on Berliin.
Germany is a European country whose capital is Berlin.
In this sentence, 'Saksamaa' is the name of the country Germany used as the subject of the sentence.
Ma tahan reisida Saksamaale sel suvel.
I want to travel to Germany this summer.
In this sentence, 'Saksamaale' is the allative case of 'Saksamaa,' indicating direction towards the country Germany.
Saksamaalt pärit tooted on kvaliteetsed.
The products from Germany are of high quality.
In this sentence, 'Saksamaalt' is the elative case of 'Saksamaa,' denoting origin, specifying that the products come from Germany.

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