No. 841 in Estonian
vastus
Answer.
In a sentence
Õpetaja küsimusele sain ma kiiresti vastuse.
I quickly got an answer to the teacher's question.
Here, 'vastuse' is the singular form in partitive case, used to denote 'an answer'.
Tema vastus küsimusele oli väga täpne.
His answer to the question was very precise.
In this sentence, 'vastus' is in singular nominative case, used to denote the subject of the action, which is 'answer'.
Me ootame jätkuvalt vastust.
We are still waiting for an answer.
The word 'vastust' appears in singular partitive case, indicating an object that is indefinite, as 'an answer'.
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