If you're trying to learn Estonian Feminine you will find out that Estonian actually doesn't have a gender. So there is no masculine or feminine... But you still need to know how to deal with that fact. Below are some tips and examples. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Estonian. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
As we mentioned before, there is no Estonian gender which is good news (compared to other languages).
While in English it is known that feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine. In Estonian, nouns are not masculine, feminine, they might be all considered "neutral".
Grammar Tips:
There are no genders in Estonian, that is also true about the pronoun: both "he" and "she" translate into “tema” or the short form “ta”.
Here are some examples:
| English Gender | Estonian Gender |
|---|---|
| he is happy | ta on õnnelik |
| she is happy | ta on õnnelik |
| he is American | Ta on ameeriklane |
| she is American | ta on ameeriklane |
| man | mees |
| woman | naine |
| father | isa |
| mother | ema |
| brother | vend |
| sister | õde |
| uncle | onu |
| aunt | tädi |
| bull | pull |
| cow | lehm |
| boy | poiss |
| girl | tüdruk |
As you can see from the example above, there is no structure of the Feminine in Estonian.
Below are examples of some vocabulary words that you can try to memorize to help you boost your vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Estonian Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| objects | objektid |
| bathroom | vannituba |
| bed | voodi |
| bedroom | magamistuba |
| ceiling | lagi |
| chair | tool |
| clothes | riided |
| coat | mantel |
| cup | tass |
| desk | kirjutuslaud |
| dress | kleit |
| floor | põrand |
| fork | kahvel |
| furniture | mööbel |
| glass | klaas |
| hat | müts |
| house | maja |
| ink | tint |
| jacket | jakk |
| kitchen | köök |
| knife | nuga |
| lamp | lamp |
| letter | kiri |
| map | kaart |
| newspaper | ajaleht |
| notebook | märkmik |
| pants | püksid |
| paper | paber |
| pen | pastapliiats |
| pencil | pliiats |
| pharmacy | apteek |
| picture | pilt |
| plate | plaat |
| refrigerator | külmik |
| restaurant | restoran |
| roof | katus |
| room | tuba |
| rug | vaip |
| scissors | käärid |
| shampoo | šampoon |
| shirt | särk |
| shoes | kingad |
| soap | seep |
| socks | sokid |
| spoon | lusikas |
| table | laud |
| toilet | tualett |
| toothbrush | hambahari |
| toothpaste | hambapasta |
| towel | käterätik |
| umbrella | vihmavari |
| underwear | aluspesu |
| wall | sein |
| wallet | rahakott |
| window | aken |
| telephone | telefon |
Feminine and Masculine are absent from Estonian, therefore they don't need very special attention. Once you're done with Estonian gender lesson, you might want to check the rest of our Estonian lessons here: Learn Estonian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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