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