No. 592 in Estonian
veebruari
"Veebruari" is the **genitive form of "veebruar,"** meaning "of February" in Estonian.
In a sentence
Veebruari on ilm tavaliselt külm.
In February, the weather is usually cold.
Here 'veebruari' is used as a nominative singular form to indicate the month of February as the topic of the sentence.
Ma sündisin veebruari alguses.
I was born at the beginning of February.
In this sentence, 'veebruari' is in the genitive singular case, indicating possession or association, signifying 'the beginning of February'.
Veebruari lõpus algavad kevaded maitseed.
At the end of February, spring tastes begin.
Here 'veebruari' again is in the genitive singular case, specifying 'the end of February' as the time frame.
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