Raamatuid

Raamatuid is the plural partitive form of the Estonian noun raamat, meaning books. It is used to refer to an indefinite or non-specific amount of books, or as the object of verbs and phrases that require the partitive case.

In Estonian, raamat is the base form for a single book. The nominative plural is raamatud, while the partitive plural is raamatuid and the partitive singular is raamatut. The choice between raamatuid and raamatud or raamatut depends on number and grammatical construction. Generally, partitive plural raamatuid appears with expressions of quantity such as palju, mitmeid, or with verbs that take a partitive object.

Use of raamatuid is common in sentences describing quantity or ongoing action involving books. For example:

- Palju raamatuid on riiulil. (There are many books on the shelf.)

- Ma loen mitmeid raamatuid iga kuu. (I read several books each month.)

- Kui palju raamatuid sul on? (How many books do you have?)

Raamatuid contrasts with raamatud, the nominative plural used when the books are the subject of the sentence or part of a straightforward plural noun phrase, as in "Need on raamatud" (These are books). The form raamatut is partitive singular, used after numerals like kaks raamatut (two books) or in contexts requiring a singular partitive object.

In summary, raamatuid is the essential plural partitive form for referring to books in contexts of quantity, unspecified amount, or partitive constructions in Estonian.