No. 900 in Estonian
määral
"To the extent" or "to the degree."
In a sentence
See uurimus selgitab probleemi teatud määral.
This study explains the problem to a certain extent.
In this sentence, 'määral' is used to indicate the extent or degree to which something applies, commonly translated as 'to a certain extent' in English.
Tema osalus projektis oli suurel määral otsustav.
Her participation in the project was largely decisive.
Here, 'määral' is employed to modify the adjective 'suurel', emphasizing the high degree or critical importance of her participation, akin to 'to a great extent' in English.
Meie edu sõltub suures määral koostööst.
Our success depends greatly on cooperation.
In this context, 'määral' highlights the significant dependency of success on cooperation, signifying 'to a large extent'.
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