No. 395 in Estonian

tänak

"Tänak" is a surname in Estonian and does not have a standard dictionary definition in English.

In a sentence

Ott Tänak on tuntud rallitaja.
Ott Tänak is a famous rally driver.
Here, 'Tänak' is a proper noun, referring to the name of a person.
Õpilased tænäkut tegevusest tos isu.
The students thanked for being full of ideas.
In this sentence, 'tänak' is modified to its plural possessive form, indicating ownership of ideas.
Sel nädalal rääkisin Tänaku uusimast võidust.
This week I talked about Tänak’s latest victory.
Here, 'Tänak' appears in possessive form anyway, associated with an achievement.

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