greedy, consumed by selfish desires
Building blocks
"Ahne" is derived from the Proto-Finnic *ahnëh, which likely meant "greedy." Estonian "ahne" has cognates (related words) in other Finnic languages. For example, the Finnish word "ahne" (same meaning).
How to use it:
Greed for Material Possessions:
Ta on väga ahne inimene, ta tahab koguaeg rohkem ja rohkem asju.
Translation: He is a very greedy person, he always wants more and more things.
Greed for Food:
Laps oli nii ahne, et sõi kogu tordi üksi ära.
Translation: The child was so greedy that he ate the whole cake by himself.
Greed for Power:
Ahne poliitik lubas kõike, et saada rohkem hääli.
Translation: The greedy politician promised everything to get more votes.
Greed for Money:
Ta on ahne raha järele ja töötab kogu aeg ületunde.
Translation: He is greedy for money and always works overtime.
Examples
Ahnel koeral on alati nälg
Literally: “Greedy-on dog-on is always hungry”
Idiomatically: “A greedy dog is always hungry”
Ahnel - Adjective - Adessive Sg, "Greedy-on"
koeral - Noun - Adessive Sg, "dog-on"
on - Verb - 3P Present Sg, "is"
alati - Adverb - Indeclinable, "always"
nälg - Noun - Nominative Sg, "hungry"