vaba
Estonian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic свободь (svobodĭ, “free”, adj.), from Proto-Slavic *svoboda (“freedom”). Cognate to Finnish vapaa.
Adjective
vaba (genitive vaba, partitive vaba, comparative vabam, superlative kõige vabam)
- free, independent
- Eesti saab ükskord jälle vabaks!
- Estonia shall be independent once again!
- free, unconstrained
- loose, free, not strictly following the rules
- Kirjuta vabas vormis.
- Write in your own style.
- not taken, free
- Kas see koht on vaba.
- Is this spot free?
- (uncommon) free (of cost)
- Ma sain endale vaba pääsu kontserdile.
- I got myself a free pass to the concert.
Declension
Inflection of vaba (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vaba | vabad |
| accusative | vaba | vabad |
| genitive | vaba | vabade |
| partitive | vaba | vabu vabasid |
| illative | vappa vabasse |
vabadesse vabusse |
| inessive | vabas | vabades vabus |
| elative | vabast | vabadest vabust |
| allative | vabale | vabadele vabule |
| adessive | vabal | vabadel vabul |
| ablative | vabalt | vabadelt vabult |
| translative | vabaks | vabadeks vabuks |
| terminative | vabani | vabadeni |
| essive | vabana | vabadena |
| abessive | vabata | vabadeta |
| comitative | vabaga | vabadega |
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