Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈotse/, [ˈotse̞]
- Rhymes: -otse
- Hyphenation: ot‧se
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
- otsekil
- otsekile
- otseli
- otseti
Compounds
- 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
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
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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 |
Close
References
- otse in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “otse”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009