mõlema

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *molëmbat, cognate to Finnish molemmat, Veps molembad.

Noun

mõlema (genitive mõlema, partitive mõlemat)

  1. both, the two
    Mõlemad tahtsid rahu ja vaikust.
    Both of them wanted peace and quiet.

Adjective

mõlema

  1. both, the two
    Mul on mõlemad tütred koolis.
    Both of my daughters are in school.
    Kasuta mõlemat kätt.
    Use both hands.

Usage notes

There is no singular nominative, although the archaic nominative singular form mõlem does exist.

As a noun, it is both plural and singular. As an adjective, it is only singular, with the exception of the nominative where the plural is used, as there is no nominative singular form.

Declension

Declension of - (type irregular)
singular plural
nominative - mõlemad
genitive mõlema mõlemate
partitive mõlemat mõlemaid
illative mõlemasse mõlematesse
inessive mõlemas mõlemates
elative mõlemast mõlematest
allative mõlemale mõlematele
adessive mõlemal mõlematel
ablative mõlemalt mõlematelt
translative mõlemaks mõlemateks
terminative mõlemani mõlemateni
essive mõlemana mõlematena
abessive mõlemata mõlemateta
comitative mõlemaga mõlematega

See also

  • mõlem
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