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Estonian frequency list

No. 102 in Estonian

üles

"Üles" means "up" in English.

In a sentence

  • Ma ärkasin vara üles.

    I woke up early.

    Here, "üles" is used as an adverb to indicate the action of waking up and becoming upright.

  • Ta riputas pildi seina üles.

    He hung the picture up on the wall.

    In this sentence, "üles" functions as an adverb to indicate upward movement or positioning.

  • Lase mind üles!

    Let me up!

    Here, "üles" is part of the imperative, describing the request to be allowed to go upward.

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