kõneosa

Kõneosa is an Estonian term referring to a part of speech. Parts of speech are categories of words that have similar grammatical properties and functions within a sentence. The primary kõneosad in Estonian grammar are:

Nouns (nimisõna) are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas. They can be singular or plural, and in Estonian, they also decline through various cases to indicate their grammatical function.

Verbs (tegevussõna) express actions, states, or occurrences. Estonian verbs have different tenses, moods, and voices, and they also conjugate according to person and number.

Adjectives (omadussõna) describe or modify nouns and pronouns. They agree with the noun they modify in number and case.

Adverbs (määrsõna) modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, providing more information about how, when, where, or to what extent something happens.

Pronouns (asesõna) replace nouns. Examples include personal pronouns (mina, sina, tema), possessive pronouns, and demonstrative pronouns.

Prepositions (abitegijad) show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence, often indicating location, direction, or time.

Conjunctions (sõnaühendajad) connect words, phrases, or clauses.

Interjections (hüüdsõna) express sudden emotion or feeling.

Understanding kõneosad is fundamental to analyzing sentence structure and correctly forming sentences in the Estonian language. Each kõneosa plays a distinct role in conveying meaning.