No. 151 in Estonian

alles

"Alles" means "still" or "only just" in English.

In a sentence

Ma jõudsin alles eile tagasi.
I only returned yesterday.
In this sentence, 'alles' is used to emphasize 'just recently'.
See kaup oli alles alles poes müügil.
This item was still just recently on sale at the store.
Here, 'alles alles' is used redundantly for emphasis, commonly in spoken Estonian.
Meie plaan on alles väljatöötamisel.
Our plan is still in development.
In this context, 'alles' signifies that something is ongoing or incomplete.

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