No. 260 in Estonian

millele

"To which" or "on which."

In a sentence

See on küsimus, millele ma vastan homme.
This is a question to which I will answer tomorrow.
Estonian 'millele' functions as a relative pronoun referring to an antecedent (question).
Ta leidis tooli, millele istuda ja puhata.
He found a chair to sit and rest on.
Estonian 'millele' denotes the object (chair) upon which the action occurs.
Millal leiame lahenduse probleemile, millele ei näi olevat vastust?
When will we find a solution to the problem for which there seems to be no answer?
Estonian 'millele' is used in the context of a problem (with an implied action or condition) being discussed.

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