Vocab: huvitav - interesting

interesting; something that catches someone’s attention, provides new information about something, or sparks a desire to learn about something

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Building blocks

• huvita- → comes from “huvitama” (to interest), the root word here is “huvi” (interest)

• -v → an adjective-forming ending

It is borrowed from the Finnish word huvi (fun, pleasure, amusement, enjoyment)

How to use it:

Here is how you use the word “huvitama” ⬇️

Examples

See dokumentaalfilm oli huvitav ja hariv

Literally: “This documentary was interesting and educational”

Idiomatically: “This documentary was interesting and educational”

See - Pronoun - Nominative Singular: "This"
dokumentaalfilm - Noun - Nominative Singular: "documentary"
oli - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Past Tense: "was"
huvitav - Adjective - Nominative Singular: "interesting"
ja - Conjunction - Indeclinable: "and"
hariv - Adjective - Nominative Singular: "educational"