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Whole thing, or part of it

Is the object all of it and done, or just some of it and still going?

All grammar

Called: sihitis; the object in an English grammar book

What it is for

Done, and all of it: the plain word, or the form meaning "whose"
- Ostsin odava auto.
  I bought a cheap car.
- Pane raamat lauale.
  Put the book on the table.
Unfinished, or only part of it: the "some of it" ending

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Jõin klaasi vett.

I drank a glass of water.

Ahv sööb banaani.

The monkey is eating a banana.

After "not": always the "some of it" ending

Ma ei loe ulmet.
I do not read science fiction.
Ta ei söö rasvast sealiha.
He does not eat fatty pork.

Watch out

This isn't about politeness or emphasis, and it isn't optional. It changes what the sentence means, and it's the main thing separating a B1 speaker from an A2 one.

Where the course teaches it

4 units

The whole thing, or some of itB1Choose between an object in the osastav (3rd form) and one in the omastav (2nd form), and explain why.
Work, money and decisionsB1Describe your job, talk about pay and conditions, and take part in a meeting.
Computers and the internetB1Sort out a device, an account or a technical problem in Estonian.
Verbs with a particleB1Use the small words like ära, üles and läbi that completely change what a verb means.

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