No. 75 in Estonian
selles
The Estonian word "selles" means "in this" or "in that" in English.
In a sentence
Selles majas on viis tuba.
In this house, there are five rooms.
'Selles' is used as a demonstrative pronoun in the inessive case, indicating 'in this' in the sentence.
Probleem seisneb selles, et kõik on liiga keeruline.
The problem lies in this: everything is too complicated.
'Selles' emphasizes the focus of the issue, functioning similarly to 'in this' to elaborate a point.
Kas sa oled kindel selles, mida sa ütlesid?
Are you confident in this that you said?
'Selles' serves as a form of reference to the specific matter discussed, conveying certainty about the content.
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