No. 89 in Estonian
soome
The Estonian word "soome" means "Finnish" or refers to "Finland."
In a sentence
Ma plaanin reisida Soome järgmisel nädalal.
I am planning to travel to Finland next week.
In this sentence, 'Soome' is used as a noun referring to the country Finland.
Soome kultuur on väga huvitav ja mitmekesine.
Finnish culture is very interesting and diverse.
Here, 'Soome' serves as an adjective describing the culture as being related to Finland, effectively translating to 'Finnish'.
Ma õpin soome keelt kolmandat aastat.
I have been learning the Finnish language for the third year.
In this case, 'soome' is used as an adjective qualifying the noun 'language', indicating the specific language related to Finland.
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