No. 369 in Estonian

aastaks

"For a year."

In a sentence

Ta kolis Eestisse aastaks.
He moved to Estonia for a year.
'Aastaks' is used here to indicate a duration of one year.
Plaanin õppida uut keelt järgmiseks aastaks.
I plan to learn a new language by next year.
'Aastaks' functions as a time indicator, specifying a target time by which something will occur.
See projekt on kavandatud üheks aastaks.
This project is planned for a duration of one year.
'Aastaks' is used in the context of defining the envisioned time span for the project.

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