Estonian Word of the Day
tänav
TÄ-nav • noun — 16th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: street; a public road in a town or city
Examples
- Seisan selle tänava nurgal.
(I'm standing on the corner of this street.) - Tänaval on palju kauplusi ja kohvikuid.
(There are many shops and cafés on the street.) - Lapsed mängisid tänaval kuni õhtuni.
(Children played on the street until the evening.)
Synonyms
- tee
- allee
- puiestee
Use tänav for urban streets and named roads in towns or cities. Common in addresses and location phrases (for example, 'tänava nurgal' = 'on the street corner'). Grammatically: nominative 'tänav', genitive 'tänava', partitive 'tänavat'. Stress falls on the first syllable.
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