otse
Estonian
Etymology
An old instructive case form of ots (“end, endpoint, tip”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈotse/, [ˈotse̞]
Audio: (file) - 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
ajectives
- otsene
adverbs
- otsekil
- otsekile
- otseli
- otseti
Compounds
- otsebussiliin
- otse-eeter
- 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
Inflection of otse (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | otse | otsed |
| accusative | otse | otsed |
| genitive | otse | otsede |
| partitive | otset | otsesid |
| illative | otse 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 |
References
- otse in Sõnaveeb
- otse in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat