edasi

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *etä, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *ečkä, *ečä. Cognate to Finnish etä-, Ingrian etää, edähitee (“far”), Livonian edeh (“forwards, against”), Veps edahaks (“far”), and possibly Moksha [script needed] (ičkəźä, “far”). See also esi.

Adverb

edasi (not comparable)

  1. forward, ahead
    Liigutame kapi veits edasi.
    Let's move the cupboard a bit forward.
  2. still, more, continuing
    Kõnnime edasi, kohe oleme kohal.
    Let's walk a bit more, we're almost there.
    Loe edasi, ma ei sega sind.
    Read on, I won't bother you.
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