välja

See also: Väljä, väljä, and Valja

Estonian

välja

välja (not comparable)

(lative) out
Ma astusin välja ja nägin suurt kilpkonna!
I stepped out and saw a huge turtle!
out; seen in phrases regarding emotions
Ta peab end välja elama.
He's gotta let it all out. (lit. "He has to live himself out")

Ta nuttis silmad peast välja.
She cried her heart out. (lit. "She cried her eyes out of her head")
off
Lülita raadio välja palun.
Turn the radio off please.
to, until (with terminative)
Krunt ulatub selle põlluni välja.
The property goes until that field.
out, completely, fully
Suvel tahaks end välja puhata.
In the summer I'd like to rest myself fully.
Seen in various phrasal verbs
käima "to walk" → välja käima "to spend"

nägema "to see" → välja nägema "to look like", "to appear", "to look", "to seem"

välja (present väljer, preterite valde, supine valt, imperative välj)

to choose
Det var ett svårt val, men jag valde den gröna
It was a tough choice, but I chose the green one
to elect
Han valdes till kung
He was elected king