No. 31 in Estonian

tema

"He" or "she" (third person singular pronoun).

In a sentence

Tema tuli koolist koju.
She/he came home from school.
In this sentence, 'tema' is used as the subject of the sentence, indicating the person who performed the action of coming home from school.
Ma andsin raamatu temale.
I gave the book to her/him.
Here, 'temale' (a form of 'tema') is used as the indirect object, showing the recipient of the action of giving.
See on tema raamat.
This is her/his book.
In this sentence, 'tema' signifies possession, indicating whose book it is.

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