No. 877 in Estonian
i
The Estonian word "i" means "not a bit" or "not at all."
In a sentence
Mina i näinud seda filmi veel.
I have not seen that movie yet.
Here, 'i' is used as a negation particle, denoting 'not' in informal or dialectal Estonian.
Ta kiitis minu joonistusi, i mina ootasin seda.
She praised my drawings, which I did not expect.
In this case, 'i' again functions as a negation particle, commonly found in some Estonian dialects or informal speech.
Kindasti i tea, kus ta asub.
Surely, I do not know where it is located.
As before, 'i' acts as a negation particle, showing its role in expressing negation within a sentence in specific contexts.
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