Vocab: imeline

miraculous

miraculous, wonderful, amazing, spectacular

Building blocks

• ime- - wonder or miracle

• -line - an adjective-forming ending

So, the word imeline literally means "like a wonder" or "similar to a miracle". This is why it can be translated as "wonderful" or "miraculous".

How to use it:

1. Describing a Person:

   • "Minu sõber on tõeliselt imeline." (My friend is truly amazing.)

2. Expressing Appreciation:

   • "See on imeline kingitus." (This is a wonderful gift.)

3. Describing an Experience:

   • "Reis oli imeline." (The trip was wonderful.)

4. Celebrating Achievements:

   • "Su saavutus on imeline!" (Your achievement is amazing!)

5. Expressing Surprise:

   • "Kui imeline üllatus!" (What a wonderful surprise!)

Examples

Imelist reisi sulle!

Literally: “Wonderful trip you-onto”

Idiomatically: “Have a wonderful trip!”

Imelist - Adjective - Partitive Sg, "Wonderful"
reisi - Noun - Partitive Sg, "trip"
sulle - Pronoun - Allative Sg, "you-onto"

See on imeline tunne jagada rõõmu teiste inimestega.

Literally: “It is wonderful feeling to share joy other people-with”

Idiomatically: “It is a wonderful feeling to share joy with other people”

See - Pronoun - Nom Sg, "It"
on - Verb - 3P Present Sg, "is"
imeline - Adjective - Nom Sg, "wonderful"
tunne - Noun - Nom Sg, "feeling"
jagada - Verb - da-Infinitive - "to share"
rõõmu - Noun - Partitive Sg, "joy"
teiste - Pronoun - Genitive Pl, "other"
inimestega - Noun - Comitative Pl, "people-with"