No. 326 in Estonian
kõiki
"Kõiki" means "all" or "everyone" in English (partitive case).
In a sentence
Ma kutsusin kõiki oma sõpru peole.
I invited all my friends to the party.
The word 'kõiki' (translated as 'all') is in the partitive case here, used to indicate that the action of inviting applies to 'all' in general, covering every individual in the group referred to as 'my friends'.
Tänan kõiki, kes mulle abiks olid.
I thank everyone who helped me.
Here, 'kõiki' (translated as 'everyone') is used to refer inclusively to all individuals who contributed, emphasizing gratitude towards them collectively.
Kõiki reegleid tuleb järgida.
All rules must be followed.
In this instance, 'kõiki' denotes the totality of the 'rules', stressing that there are no exceptions and every single rule is included in the statement.
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