No. 666 in Estonian

ligikaudu

Approximately.

In a sentence

Meie kodu asub ligikaudu kümne kilomeetri kaugusel.
Our home is located approximately ten kilometers away.
The word 'ligikaudu' is used here to indicate an approximate numerical value, suggesting that the distance is not exact but close to ten kilometers.
Ligikaudu pool rahvastikust toetab uut seadust.
Approximately half of the population supports the new law.
In this sentence, 'ligikaudu' serves the purpose of expressing a proportion or fraction that is not precise but more of a round estimation.
Projekt võtab aega ligikaudu kaks kuud.
The project will take approximately two months.
Here, 'ligikaudu' again indicates an estimated time duration, providing flexibility in the expected completion time.

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