No. 58 in Estonian

edasi

"Edasi" means "forward" or "onward" in English.

In a sentence

Me jätkasime juttu edasi.
We continued talking.
Here, 'edasi' is used to denote 'onward' or 'continuing' an action without interruption.
Palun liigu veidi edasi, et teised mahuvad mööda.
Please move a bit forward so that others can pass by.
In this case, 'edasi' means 'forward' in a spatial sense.
Õppimisega oleme jõudnud juba väga kaugele edasi.
In our learning, we have already advanced very far.
Here, 'edasi' expresses progress or advancement in an abstract sense.

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