No. 602 in Estonian
aastas
"Yearly" or "per year."
In a sentence
Ta loeb kolmkümmend raamatut aastas.
He reads thirty books per year.
The word 'aastas' is used to indicate the frequency or quantity associated with a specific year.
Eestis on keskmine sademete hulk 700 millimeetrit aastas.
In Estonia, the average precipitation amount is 700 millimeters per year.
Here, 'aastas' signifies annual measurement.
Keskmiselt kulutab inimene üle 300 tunni aastas liiklusummikutes.
On average, a person spends over 300 hours yearly in traffic jams.
In this instance, 'aastas' denotes an average occurrence over a year.
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