Estonian

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Etymology 1

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Adverb

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täitsa (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) quite, rather; very, really (to the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely)
    Synonym: päris
    täitsa toredad pildidvery nice photos
    tänase ilmaga on täitsa võimalik ujudawith today's weather, it is quite possible to swim
    mul on sust täitsa kahjuI feel really sorry for you
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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täitsa (genitive täitsa, partitive täitsat, comparative täitsam, superlative kõige täitsam)

  1. (colloquial, informal) nice, good, great (pleasant and satisfactory; pleasing)
    poiss on täitsa, et kaebama ei läinud.the boy is good, for not complaining
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References

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  • täitsa in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • täitsa”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • täitsa”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN