Gender Exercises For Estonian Grammar

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In Estonian grammar, gender is not as prevalent as it is in many other languages. Estonian does not have distinct gender categories for nouns, pronouns, or adjectives. Instead, the language relies on context and common usage to convey the gender of a subject. Nevertheless, some words may imply a specific gender through their meaning or historical usage. By learning these nuances, students can better understand Estonian language and its subtle ways of expressing gender.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Estonian word for the context (male or female)

1. Ta on mu *รตde* (sister).
2. *Mees* (man) ostis poest saia.
3. Ta on mu *vend* (brother).
4. *Naine* (woman) rรครคkis oma sรตpradega.
5. Tema *ema* (mother) on arst.
6. Ta on minu *isa* (father).
7. Poeg tervitas oma *emale* (to mother).
8. Ta andis lilli oma *tรผdruksรตbrale* (girlfriend).
9. *Vanaisa* (grandfather) rรครคkis lugu.
10. Ta on minu *vanaema* (grandmother).
11. Karla on hea *nรคitleja* (actress).
12. Mihkel on kuulus *nรคitleja* (actor).
13. Ta lรคks kohtama oma *poiss-sรตbraga* (boyfriend).
14. *Kuningas* (king) valitses riiki.
15. Ilus *kuninganna* (queen) kรตndis aias.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate Estonian possessive pronoun (tema, tema, nende)

1. See on *tema* (his) koer.
2. See on *tema* (her) kass.
3. Kas need on *nende* (their) jalgrattad?
4. *Tema* (His) ema on รตpetaja.
5. *Tema* (Her) vend kรคib koolis.
6. *Nende* (Their) auto on sinine.
7. See on *tema* (his) maja.
8. *Tema* (Her) sรตbranna on laulja.
9. *Nende* (Their) pere on suur.
10. Ta ostis selle raamatu *tema* (his) pojale.
11. See on *tema* (her) tรถรถlaud.
12. *Tema* (His) abikaasa on advokaat.
13. See on *tema* (her) fotograafia.
14. *Nende* (Their) koera nimi on Muki.
15. Ta kuulas *tema* (his) lemmiklaulu.

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