ühesugune

Ühesugune is an Estonian adjective meaning “the same” or “identical.” It is used to describe things that are alike in appearance, form, or other characteristics, signaling a strong sense of sameness rather than mere similarity.

In grammar, ühesugune declines like other adjectives, agreeing with the noun in number and case. It can appear attributively before a noun, as in ühesugune auto (an identical car), or predicatively after a linking verb, as in Need autod on ühesugused (Those cars are identical). The form changes with case and number; common examples include ühesuguse (genitive singular) and ühesugused (nominative plural). A typical construction with a plurality noun is kaks ühesugust telefoni (two identical phones).

Usage and nuance: ühesugune emphasizes exact sameness rather than merely similar appearance or function. For weaker likeness, Estonian often uses sarnane or samaline, while identne can appear in technical or formal contexts to stress identity.

Etymology and related forms: the word is built with the same suffix pattern as other Estonian adjectives denoting “having the property of” or “resembling,” part of a broader -ugune family. This makes ühesugune closely related to other descriptive terms formed with the -ugune suffix.

See also: sarnane (similar), identne (identical; more technical), samasugune (of the same kind). In usage, ühesugune is a standard term for expressing exact sameness in everyday Estonian.