Vocab: ettevaatlik - careful
careful; cautious; acting with care to avoid danger, risk or mistakes; wary, prudent
Building blocks
ette-→ “ahead/forward/in advance”vaat-→ verb stem of vaatama (“to look, to watch”)-lik→ adjective-forming suffix (“-ful”, characterized by)
So literally ettevaatlik means: “looking ahead” → careful
How to use it:
Here is how you use the word “ettevaatlik” ⬇️
What to remember
What you are careful with is in the Comitative case (ending -ga)
Example
Ole terava noaga ettevaatlik!
Literally: “Be sharp knife-with careful!”
Idiomatically: “Be careful with the sharp knife!”
Ole - Verb - 2nd Person Singular, Imperative mood: "Be"
terava - Adjective - Genitive Singular: "sharp"
noaga - Noun - Comitative Singular: "with (the) knife"
ettevaatlik - Adjective - Nominative Singular: "careful"