No. 133 in Estonian
töö
Work.
In a sentence
Mul on täna palju tööd teha.
I have a lot of work to do today.
Here, 'tööd' is in the partitive case, representing an unspecified quantity of 'work' that the subject has to perform.
Tema töö on õpetada lapsi.
His job is to teach children.
In this sentence, 'töö' is used in the nominative case, meaning 'job' as in a person's role or employment.
Ma lõpetasin just oma töö.
I just finished my work.
Here, 'töö' is in the partitive case to indicate the workload or task that was completed.
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