põhilaused
Põhilaused on Estonian grammar terms for main clauses, i.e., independent clauses that can form a complete proposition and stand as a sentence on their own. They express the central claim of a clause and are not dependent on another clause for their grammatical structure. Põhilaused differ from alamlaused (subordinate clauses), which function as parts of larger sentences and rely on a main clause to convey a complete idea.
In Estonian, põhilaused can be declarative, interrogative or imperative. They usually contain a finite verb that
Examples: Declarative main clause: Ma lähen kooli. (I am going to school.) Interrogative main clause: Kas sa