/ˈolemɑ/, [ˈolemɑ]
PäritoluFrom Proto-Finnic *oldak, from Proto-Uralic *wole-.
- copulativeto be (indicating that the subject and the complement of the verb form the same thing)
- intransitiveto be (occupy a place)
- copulativeto be, constitute, make up, form
- impersonal, intransitive, with-adessiveto have; to own, to possess
“Mul on kass.” — I have a cat.
“Mul ei ole kassi.” — I don't have a cat.
- intransitiveto have, to possess (as a feature or capability, as opposed to simple possession; almost always for inanimate subjects)
- impersonal, intransitive, with-adessive, with-genitiveto have (a sensation)
- impersonal, intransitivethere be
“Laual on kass.” — There is a cat on the table.
“Laual ei ole kassi.” — There is no cat on the table.
“Laual on kassid.” — There are cats on the table.
- impersonal, intransitivesynonym of olemas olema (“to exist”)
- auxiliaryto have (a verb to build active present perfect tense and active past perfect tense, taking active the past participle ending -nud)
“Ma olen täna juba söönud.” — I have already eaten today.
- auxiliaryto have (a verb to build impersonal simple past tense, impersonal passive present perfect tense and impersonal passive past perfect tense taking the passive past participle, ending -tud)
“Hommikusöök oli juba söödud.” — Breakfast had already been eaten.
Vormidolla(infinitive, infinitive-da) · olen(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · ei ole(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen olnud(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · ei ole olnud(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · pole olnud(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · oled(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · ei ole(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · oled olnud(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · ei ole olnud(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · pole olnud(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · on(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei ole(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on olnud(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole olnud(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · pole olnud(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · oleme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · ei ole(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · oleme olnud(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · ei ole olnud(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural)