No. 920 in Estonian
sarnast
"Similar" or "something similar."
In a sentence
Ma olen otsinud sarnast raamatut.
I have been looking for a similar book.
In this sentence, 'sarnast' is the partitive form of the adjective 'sarnane', meaning 'similar'. It is used here in a partitive case to describe the object 'raamatut' (book), indicating that the speaker is searching for an item that shares characteristics with another book.
Ta leidis midagi sarnast.
He found something similar.
Here, 'sarnast' is used again in its partitive form to modify 'midagi' (something), indicating an item that is comparable or akin to another.
Meie eesmärk on leida sarnast lahendust.
Our goal is to find a similar solution.
In this example, 'sarnast' modifies 'lahendust' (solution) in its partitive form, expressing that the desired result resembles another solution in attributes or characteristics.
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