tõesti

Estonian

Etymology

tõsi +‎ -sti

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɤe̯sti/, [ˈtɤe̯stʲi]
  • Rhymes: -ɤesti
  • Hyphenation: tões‧ti

Adverb

tõesti (not comparable)

  1. truly, really, indeed
    Mul on tõesti liiga palju tööd.
    I truly do have too much work.
  2. actually, really, based in fact
    Tõesti sündinud lugu.
    A real story. (lit. "A story actually born")

References

  • tõesti in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • “tõesti”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
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