No. 16 in Estonian

palju

"Palju" means "much" or "a lot" in English.

In a sentence

Mul on palju raamatuid.
I have many books.
Here, 'palju' is used as a quantifier to indicate a large number of items (books).
Oli palju rõõmu ja naeru peol.
There was much joy and laughter at the party.
In this sentence, 'palju' is functioning as an intensifier to denote a significant amount of abstract concepts (joy and laughter).
Õues on praegu palju ilus soojus.
Outside there is currently a lot of beautiful warmth.
In this use, 'palju' represents a high degree of something abstract (warmth).

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