No. 963 in Estonian

peale

"Peale" in English means "on" or "onto."

In a sentence

Ma tulen peale õhtusööki.
I will come after dinner.
Here, 'peale' is used to indicate a temporal relationship, meaning 'after'.
Me panime raamatu peale laua.
We placed the book onto the table.
In this sentence, 'peale' expresses a spatial relationship, signifying 'onto' or 'on top of'.
Peale minu keegi ei teadnud vastust.
Besides me, no one knew the answer.
Here, 'peale' is used to denote inclusion alongside others, translating to 'besides' or 'apart from'.

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