No. 745 in Estonian
pisut
A little; slightly; somewhat.
In a sentence
Ma sõin pisut kooki.
I ate a bit of cake.
Here, 'pisut' is equivalent to 'a bit' or 'a small amount', indicating a small quantity of cake consumed.
Meil on aega pisut rohkem kui tund.
We have a bit more than an hour of time.
In this sentence, 'pisut' modifies 'rohkem' (more), signaling a small additional quantity of time.
Ta on pisut närvis enne eksamit.
He is a bit nervous before the exam.
Here, 'pisut' is used to describe a slight degree of nervousness, showing its adverbial usage to soften the intensity of the adjective 'närvis' (nervous).
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