No. 363 in Estonian
tule
The Estonian word "tule" can mean "fire" (genitive case) or "come" (imperative form of "tulema").
In a sentence
Palun tule siia.
Please come here.
Here, "tule" is the imperative form of the verb "tulema" (to come), used to ask or request someone to come.
Me nägime kaugel metsas eredat tuld.
We saw a bright fire in the distance in the forest.
In this sentence, "tuld" is the partitive case of the noun "tuli" (fire), indicating a small or undefined amount of fire.
Kui ilm läheb külmaks, siis tee pliidi alla tuli.
When the weather turns cold, make a fire in the stove.
Here, "tuli" is in the nominative case, and it refers to creating fire.
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