No. 281 in Estonian
vana
Old.
In a sentence
See on vana maja.
This is an old house.
The word "vana" is used as an adjective to describe the noun "maja" (house), meaning "old."
Vanaema küpsetas maitsvaid küpsiseid.
Grandmother baked delicious cookies.
The word "Vanaema" is a compound word made of "vana" (old) and "ema" (mother), meaning "grandmother."
Ta rääkis oma vanast sõbrast.
They talked about their old friend.
The word "vanast" is the elative case of "vana" used as an adjective, indicating 'from an old friend.'
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