seletus
[ˈseletus]
explanation
- noun
- B1
- Communication
Forms
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | seletus | seletused |
| Genitive | seletuse | seletuste |
| Partitive | seletust | seletusi |
| Illative | seletusesse | seletustesse |
| Inessive | seletuses | seletustes |
| Elative | seletusest | seletustest |
| Allative | seletusele | seletustele |
| Adessive | seletusel | seletustel |
| Ablative | seletuselt | seletustelt |
| Translative | seletuseks | seletusteks |
| Terminative | seletuseni | seletusteni |
| Essive | seletusena | seletustena |
| Abessive | seletuseta | seletusteta |
| Comitative | seletusega | seletustega |
Examples
Meile mingit seletust ei antud.
We were given no explanation.
Ma olen liiga vana, ütles ta seletuseks.
I'm too old, he said by way of explanation.
Mees palus talt kirjalikku seletust.
The man asked him for a written explanation.
Common combinations
selge seletus
a clear explanation
seletust andma
to give an explanation
Synonyms
Related words
In Estonian
mingi asjaolu kirjeldus või põhjendus, et seda kellelegi selgeks või selgemaks teha
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