No. 51 in Estonian
jooksul
"Jooksul" means "during" or "within" in English.
In a sentence
Ma lõpetan selle raamatu nädala jooksul.
I will finish this book within a week.
In this sentence, 'jooksul' is used to indicate the time frame (within one week) during which the action will take place.
Konverentsi jooksul arutati mitmeid teemasid.
Several topics were discussed during the conference.
Here, 'jooksul' denotes the duration of the conference when the discussions occurred.
Kogu reisi jooksul kohtasime palju uusi inimesi.
During the entire trip, we met many new people.
In this context, 'jooksul' specifies the time frame of the journey within which the events took place.
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