-sse
Going into something: a room, a new language, a bad mood.
The ending
-sseon the omastav (2nd form)
In EnglishInto the room, into the nineties, into a bad mood.
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Kirjuta ülesanne vihikusse.
Write the assignment in your notebook.
See trepp viib keldrisse.
This staircase leads to the basement.
Buss sattus õnnetusse.
The bus was involved in an accident.
Lapsuke vajus unne.
The little child drifted off to sleep.
Watch out
Many everyday words have a second, shorter form, and that's the one people actually say. The dictionary shows it wherever there is one, and both count.
| Word | omastav (2nd form) | -sse |
|---|---|---|
| aadressaddress | aadressi | aadressi/ aadressissememorized |
| aegtime | aja | aega/ ajassememorized |
| apelsinorange | apelsini | apelsini/ apelsinissememorized |
| aprillApril | aprilli | aprilli/ aprillissememorized |
| arbuuswatermelon | arbuusi | arbuusi/ arbuusissememorized |
| asia thing | asja | asja/ asjassememorized |
apelsin means orange. Which one says "into the orange"?
Kirjutasin ümbrikule aadressi: Ehitajate tee 102–60, 13517, Tallinn, Eesti.
I wrote the address on the envelope: Ehitajate tee 102–60, 13517, Tallinn, Estonia.
Here aadressi is the sisseütlev (-sse, into) of aadress.
Kevadeni on veel palju aega.
There is still a long time until spring.
Here aega is the sisseütlev (-sse, into) of aeg.
Ta koorib apelsini.
He is peeling an orange.
Here apelsini is the sisseütlev (-sse, into) of apelsin.