otse
Estonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]An old instructive case form of ots (“end, endpoint, tip”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]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
[edit]adjectives
adverbs
Compounds
[edit]- otse-eeter
- otsebussiliin
- otsejoones
- otsekohe
- otsekoosi
- otsekorraldus
- otsekui
- otsekurss
- otsekäik
- otselend
- otseliin
- otselöök
- otsemaid
- otsemõju
- otsepilet
- otsepilt
- otsepostitus
- otsereklaam
- otsereportaaž
- otserong
- otsesaade
- otseside
- otsesui
- otsesuund
- otsesõnu
- otsetabamus
- otsetee
- otseteed
- otsetuletus
- otsetuli
- otseturustus
- otsetõlge
- otsetõus
- otseuks
- otsevaade
- otsevalimine
- otseventiil
- otsevise
- otsevool
- otsevärv
- otseühendus
- otseülekanne
Adjective
[edit]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
[edit]| Declension of otse (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | otse | otsed | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | otse | ||
| genitive | otsede | ||
| partitive | otset | otsesid | |
| illative | otsesse | otsedesse | |
| inessive | otses | otsedes | |
| elative | otsest | otsedest | |
| allative | otsele | otsedele | |
| adessive | otsel | otsedel | |
| ablative | otselt | otsedelt | |
| translative | otseks | otsedeks | |
| terminative | otseni | otsedeni | |
| essive | otsena | otsedena | |
| abessive | otseta | otsedeta | |
| comitative | otsega | otsedega | |