No. 282 in Estonian

viie

"Viie" in Estonian means "to take" or "of five" (depending on context).

In a sentence

Tahan viie sõbra juurde minna.
I want to go to five friends.
Here, 'viie' is used to denote the number five in the proximity case.
Õpetaja palus viie parima töö esitaja ette tulla.
The teacher asked the presenters of the five best works to come forward.
In this context, 'viie' is describing the genitive form of 'viis', indicating possession or association with 'five'.
Koer istus korvi viie.
The dog sat in the basket (by the side) of five (things).
This use of 'viie' shows a locative context of the term 'five'.

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