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Estonian
Noun
hetki
- partitive plural of hetk
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hetki, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic . Cognate with Estonian hetk and possibly Erzya шка (ška, “time”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hetki
- moment (particular point of time)
Missä olit sillä hetkellä, kun...- Where were you at the moment when...
- moment, minute (brief, unspecified amount of time)
- viime hetki ― last minute
Työ vie vain hetken.- The job is just going to take a minute.
Hän kiinnostui vain hetkeksi, ja muutti sitten mielensä.- She was only interested for a minute, then changed her mind.
Saavun hetken päästä.- I will be there in a minute.
Tämä vie vain hetken ajastanne.- This will only take a minute of your time.
- (religion, biblical) hour
- Hetkipalvelus ― Liturgy of the Hours
- Yhdennellätoista hetkellä ― At the eleventh hour
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