viimast

Viimast is the partitive singular form of the Estonian adjective viimane, meaning “the last” or “final.” In Estonian, adjectives decline to agree with the nouns they modify, and viimast is one of the inflected forms used for the partitive case. It is used when the noun it modifies is in the partitive case or in constructions that require a partitive determiner, such as certain time expressions or indefinite objects.

Examples illustrate its use in context. Viimast filmi olen näinud means “I have seen the last film.” Viimast korda proovime uuesti translates roughly to “This is the last time we’ll try again,” with viimast modifying a time expression. These examples show that viimast appears directly before a noun or a time-expression where the noun is treated in the partitive or a related construction.

Usage notes: viimast is a grammatical form rather than a separate vocabulary item. The base, nominative singular form is viimane, and the genitive singular is viimase; the other case forms follow the regular Estonian adjective declension pattern.

Etymology: viimast is derived from the stem viimane, with the standard Estonian partitive suffix -st to yield the partitive singular form.

See also: viimane; Estonian grammar; Partitive case.