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Estonian
Etymology
An old instructive case form of ots (“end, endpoint, tip”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
otse (comparative otsemini)
- straight
Mine algul otse edasi, siis keera paremale.- Go straight ahead, then turn right.
Juuksur palus kliendil pea otse hoida.- The hairdresser asked the client to keep her head straight.
- frankly, openly, directly
- Ütle otse välja, mida sa mõtled. ― Say exactly what you mean.
- directly, right, exactly
- Varas tabati otse teolt. ― The thief was caught in the act. (literally, “...directly on the act.”)
- Jõime vett otse ojast. ― We drank water right from the river.
- downright
Derived terms
Compounds
Adjective
otse (genitive otse, partitive otset, comparative otsem, superlative kõige otsem)
- (colloquial) straight, direct
- kõige otsemat teed pidi ― via the most direct route
- Sättisin lipsu otseks. ― I straightened my tie. (literally, “I set the tie straight.”)
Declension
References
- otse in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “otse”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009