paiku
[ˈpɑiku]
around, about
- postposition
- B1
- Grammar words
- Time
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | paiku | paiku |
| Genitive | paiku | paiku |
| Partitive | paiku | paiku |
| Illative | paiku | paiku |
| Inessive | paiku | paiku |
| Elative | paiku | paiku |
| Allative | paiku | paiku |
| Adessive | paiku | paiku |
| Ablative | paiku | paiku |
| Translative | paiku | paiku |
| Terminative | paiku | paiku |
| Essive | paiku | paiku |
| Abessive | paiku | paiku |
| Comitative | paiku | paiku |
Examples
Oma 15. eluaasta paiku oli ta juba Soomes, Eestist ära.
Around the age of 15, he was already in Finland, away from Estonia.
Tulen koju kella kuue paiku.
I will come home around six o'clock.
Common combinations
keskpäeva paiku
around noon
südaöö paiku
around midnight
selle paiku
around that time
Related words
In Estonian
ligikaudu mingis vanuses
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