No. 168 in Estonian
alates
"Alates" means "starting from" or "since" in English.
In a sentence
Ma olen tööl alates kella kaheksast.
I have been at work since eight o'clock.
In this sentence, 'alates' indicates the starting point in time from which an action has been ongoing.
Kursused toimuvad esmaspäevast alates.
The courses are held starting from Monday.
Here, 'alates' is used in the context of a time designation from which something commences.
Sooduspakkumine kehtib alates 50 eurost.
The discount offer is valid starting from 50 euros.
In this example, 'alates' denotes a minimum threshold or starting point of a range in value or amount.
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