The verb olla and pronouns

olla (“to be”) is irregular: mina olen · sina oled · tema on · meie oleme · teie olete · nemad on.

In speech the short pronouns are common: ma, sa, ta, me, te, nad.

Negation: ei ole for every person — ma ei ole, ta ei ole. Also pole in speech.

There are no articles: Ma olen arst = “I am a doctor”.