Tüdruku

Tüdruku is the genitive singular form of the Estonian noun tüdruk, which means a girl. It is used in noun phrases to indicate possession, attribution, or relationship, roughly equivalent to the English “girl’s.” Examples include tüdruku mäng (the girl’s game) and tüdruku nimi (the girl’s name).

In Estonian, tüdruk is a feminine noun. Its genitive singular form is tüdruku, while the plural nominative is tüdrukud and the genitive plural is tüdrukute. When forming possessive phrases, the possessed noun remains in its base form and tüdruku marks the possessor: for example, tüdruku kleit (the girl’s dress) or tüdruku sinine kleit (the girl’s blue dress).

Common usages involve describing things related to or owned by a girl. Tüdruku can appear with a range of nouns, such as tüdruku mäng, tüdruku nimi, or tüdruku rõivastus (the girl’s clothing). Adjectives typically precede the noun, so a typical order for color or other descriptors is tüdruku sinine kleit (the girl’s blue dress).

Tüdruku does not itself indicate number beyond its genitive singular form. For plurals, other forms of the word tüdruk are used (tüdrukud for “girls”; tüdrukute for “of the girls”). The genitive construction is a foundational part of Estonian possession and attribution patterns and is widely used in everyday speech and writing.