Vocab: armukade

jealous

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jealous; someone who doubts the loyalty of their beloved

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Building blocks

• armu- - from armastus, meaning "love"

• -kade - "jealous" or "envious"

When combined, we can translate as "jealous in love.” Armukade directly refers to being jealous, specifically in the context of love or romantic relationships. It describes a feeling of possessiveness or envy over someone you care about.

How to use it:

Here are a few ways the word “armukade” can be used ⬇️

1. Romantic Jealousy:

   • Ta oli armukade, kui nägi oma kallimat Instagramis teiste pilte laikimas.

     • Translation: She felt jealous when she saw her partner liking other people's photos on Instagram.

2. Jealousy Over Affection or Attention:

   • Laps muutus armukadedaks, kui ta vanemad keskendusid rohkem tema väiksemale vennale.

     • Translation: The child got jealous when his/her parents focused more on his/her younger brother.

Examples

Inimesed arvavad, et nende kass on armukade ja teeb pahandust kättemaksuks

Literally: “People think that their cat is jealous and does mischief revenge-for”

Idiomatically: “People think that their cat is jealous and misbehaves for revenge“

Inimesed - Noun - Nominative Pl, "People"
arvavad - Verb - 3P Present Pl, "think"
et - Conjunction - Indeclinable, "that"
nende - Pronoun - Genitive Pl, "their"
kass - Noun - Nominative Sg, "cat"
on - Verb - 3P Present Sg, "is"
armukade - Adjective - Nominative Sg, "jealous"
ja - Conjunction - Indeclinable, "and"
teeb - Verb - 3P Present Sg, "does" (or "misbehaves")
pahandust - Noun - Partitive Sg, "mischief"
kättemaksuks - Noun - Allative Sg, "for revenge"