No. 29 in Estonian

oleks

"Would be."

In a sentence

Kui ma oleksin rikas, ostaksin ma maja mere ääres.
If I were rich, I would buy a house by the sea.
Used as a conditional subjunctive form to express an unreal situation.
Oleks tore, kui sa saaksid tulla peole.
It would be great if you could come to the party.
Used to express a hypothetical or polite suggestion.
Mis oleks, kui läheksime matkama?
What if we went hiking?
Used to propose a hypothetical idea or suggestion.

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