Vocab: turvaline - safe
safe; secure; free from danger or risk; giving a feeling of protection; (of a place, situation, choice) that one can rely on without fear of harm
Building blocks
turva- - root from the noun turve (safety, security)
-line - adjective ending (turns a noun into a describing word: “having the quality of”)
So literally “turvaline” means “having safety” → safe
How to use it:
Here is how you use the word “turvaline” ⬇️
Example
Otsime lapsele turvalist mänguväljakut.
Literally: “We-look-for child-onto safe playground.”
Idiomatically: “We’re looking for a safe playground for the child.”
Otsime - Verb - 1st Person Plural, Present Tense: “we look for”
lapsele - Noun - Allative Singular: “for the child”
turvalist - Adjective - Partitive Singular: “safe”
mänguväljakut - Noun - Partitive Singular: “playground”