nalja

nalja

"Nalja" in English means "joke" or "fun."

In this sentence, 'naljast' appears in the elative case, expressing 'about the joke'.

Ta rääkis naljast, mida ta eile kuulis.

He talked about a joke he heard yesterday.

Here, 'nalja' is used in the nominative singular form, meaning 'joke'.

See nalja on kõigile meelelahutav.

This joke is entertaining to everyone.

Here, 'nalja' is used as part of a common expression, 'nalja pärast,' meaning 'for fun' or 'as a joke.'

Nalja pärast tegi ta midagi ootamatut.

For fun, he did something unexpected.