käest
[ˈkæest]
away
- postposition
- B1
- Grammar words
Examples
Kartsin, et meil võetakse auto käest.
I was afraid that our car would be taken from us.
Pärast lahutust läks maja mehe käest naise kätte.
After the divorce, the house passed from the husband to the wife.
Võit libises käest.
The victory slipped away.
Common combinations
kellegi käest küsima
to ask someone
käest libisema
to slip away
Related words
In Estonian
kellegi valdusest, omandusest, kasutusest (ära)
Definitions, examples and word forms are partly based on the EKI Combined Dictionary (Eesti Keele Instituut, Sõnaveeb), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Dictio has edited and added to them. Sources and licenses