Sõnavormina

Sõnavormina is an Estonian grammatical term that translates to "as a word form." It refers to the various inflectional or derivational forms that a word can take within the Estonian language. Estonian is an agglutinative language, meaning it heavily relies on suffixes to modify the meaning and grammatical function of a base word. Therefore, understanding sõnavormina is crucial for comprehending Estonian grammar and sentence structure.

These word forms can indicate grammatical cases, numbers, tenses, moods, or other grammatical categories. For example, a noun can have multiple cases like nominative, genitive, partitive, etc., each representing a different sõnavormina of the same base noun. Similarly, verbs change their sõnavormina to express different tenses (present, past, future), persons (first, second, third), and numbers (singular, plural). Adjectives and adverbs also exhibit different sõnavormina depending on their agreement with nouns or their comparative and superlative degrees. The study of sõnavormina involves analyzing these transformations and their impact on the word's meaning and role within a sentence. It is a fundamental concept for anyone learning or analyzing the Estonian language.