salaja — illustration of secretly

salaja

[ˈsɑlɑjɑ]

secretly

Examples

Lapsed sõid salaja kommi.

The children secretly ate sweets.

Ta luges kirja salaja läbi.

She read the letter in secret.

Common combinations

salaja vaatama

to watch secretly

salaja kuulama

to listen secretly

salaja tegema

to do something in secret

Related words

In Estonian

teiste eest varjates, mitte avalikult

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

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