Vocab: põnev - exciting

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exciting; interesting; thrilling; exciting and engaging due to a certain tension; vague sense of danger

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Building blocks

• põne- → root (related to inner tension/excitement)

• -v → participle ending (adds the sense of “being” or “that is”)

So põnev literally means: “something that creates excitement or tension”

How to use it:

Here is how you use the word “põnev” ⬇️

Examples

Põnev päev pakkus palju üllatusi

Literally: “Exciting day offered many surprises”

Idiomatically: “An exciting day offered many surprises”

Põnev - Adjective - Nominative Singular: "Exciting"
päev - Noun - Nominative Singular: "day"
pakkus - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Past Tense: "offered"
palju - Adverb - Indeclinable: "many"
üllatusi - Noun - Partitive Plural: "surprises"