No. 523 in Estonian
ammu
"Long ago" or "a long time ago."
In a sentence
Ma käisin seal juba ammu.
I visited there long ago.
Here, 'ammu' is used to express a point in time that is significantly in the past.
Kas sa oled ammu siin olnud?
Have you been here for a long time?
In this example, 'ammu' refers to the passage of a long duration in the past leading to the present moment.
Ammu tuntud tõde ütleb, et aeg parandab haavad.
A long-established truth says that time heals wounds.
The word 'ammu' is used here to describe something that has been known or established for a significant period.
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