Vocab: maakodu

country house

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country house; countryside home; a rural residence, often a secondary home used for vacations or weekends

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Building blocks

• maa- - “land” or “countryside”

• -kodu - “home”

So, literally, "maakodu" translates to "land home" which combines to mean "country house" or "countryside home."

How to use it:

1. Describing a vacation home:

   • "Meie maakodu asub järve ääres." (Our country home is located by the lake.)

2. Talking about spending time away from the city:

   • "Suvepuhkuse veedame tavaliselt maakodus." (We usually spend our summer vacation at the country home.)

3. Mentioning weekend plans:

   • "Kavatseme nädalavahetusel maakodusse sõita." (We plan to go to the country home for the weekend.)

Examples

Nad ostsid hiljuti uue maakodu

Literally: “They bought recently new country home”

Idiomatically: “They recently bought a new country home”

Nad - Pronoun - Nominative Pl, "They"
ostsid - Verb - 3P Past Pl, "bought"
hiljuti - Adverb - Indeclineable, "recently"
uue - Adjective - Genitive Sg, "new"
maakodu - Noun - Genitive Sg, "country home"