This is the 185th most frequent Estonian word.
venemaal
"In Russia"
The word 'Venemaal' indicates the place of origin for the person, applying the inessive case form to relate to an action of birth or origin.
Mina sündisin Venemaal, kuid elan nüüd Eestis.
I was born in Russia but now live in Estonia.
Here, 'Venemaal' is employed to denote the general locative setting in a descriptive statement.
Venemaal on erinevaid kultuurilisi traditsioone.
In Russia, there are various cultural traditions.
In this sentence, 'Venemaal' is used to indicate the location where the action occurred, with the suffix '-l' marking the inessive case for places.