The Most Important Verbs in Estonian

The heart of every language lies in its verbs. If you can correctly recognize and form verbs, you have already mastered the most important aspect of grammar.

To immediately start expressing a lot in Estonian, you only need five verbs in the beginning.

These are:

to have
to be
to go
can
to do

Learn these five Estonian verbs in the present tense in all six conjugated forms by heart: I go, you go, he/she/it goes, we go, you (plural) go, they go.

Also learn the past and future forms of the verbs to have, to be, to go, and to do.

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1
to have	omama
I have	minul on
you have	sinul on
he has	temal on
we have	meil on
you have	teil on
they have	nendel on

2
to be	olema
I am	mina olen
you are	sina oled
he is	tema on
we are	meie oleme
you are	teie olete
they are	nemad on

3
to go	minema
I go	mina lähen
you go	sina lähed
he goes	tema läheb
we go	meie läheme
you go	teie lähete
they go	nemad lähevad

4
can	võima
I can	mina võin
you can	sina võid
he can	tema võib
we can	meie võime
you can	teie võite
they can	nemad võivad
you can (formal)	Teie võite

5
to do	tegema
I do	mina teen
you do	sina teed
he does	tema teeb
we do	meie teeme
you do	teie teete
they do	nemad teevad

6
I had	minul oli
you had	sinul oli
he had	temal oli
we had	meil oli
they had	nendel oli

7
I was	mina olin
you were	sina olid
he was	tema oli
we were	meie olime
you were	teie olite

8
I went	mina läksin
you went	sina läksid
he went	tema läks
we went	meie läksime
you went	teie läksite
they went	nemad läksid

9
you did	sina tegid
he did	tema tegi
we did	meie tegime
you did	teie tegite
they did	nemad tegid

10
I will have	minul on
you will have	sinul on
he will have	temal on
we will have	meil on
you will have	teil on
they will have	nendel on

11
I will be	mina olen
you will be	sina oled
he will be	tema on
we will be	meie oleme
you will be	teie olete
they will be	nemad on

12
I will go	mina lähen
you will go	sina lähed
he will go	tema läheb
we will go	meie läheme
you will go	teie lähete
they will go	nemad lähevad

13
I will do	mina teen
you will do	sina teed
he will do	tema teeb
we will do	meie teeme
you will do	teie teete
they will do	nemad teevad

14
Is there ... ?	Kas on...?
May I ... ?	Kas ma võin...?
I need ...	Mul on vaja...
Where is ... ?	Kus on...?
What is ... ?	Mis on...?
How much is ... ?	Kui palju maksab...?
I would like to have ...	Mina tahaksin...
Can you ... ?	Kas sina saad...?
Can you (formal) ... ?	Kas Teie saate...?

The verb forms will also be taught to you in the language course from Sprachenlernen24 right in the first few days with the help of a verb trainer, as they are essential in any language.

If you learn just 100 words in addition to these verbs at the beginning, you can already have basic conversations after only about three hours of study time.

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