No. 196 in Estonian

suurt

"Suurt" means "big" or "great" (partitive case) in English.

In a sentence

Ma ei näinud täna suurt midagi.
I didn't see much today.
Here, 'suurt' works in combination with 'midagi' to express 'much of anything' in a general sense of negation or insignificance.
Meil on selle jaoks suurt hulka andmeid.
We have a great amount of data for this.
In this sentence, 'suurt' modifies 'hulka' (amount), meaning 'great' or 'large' in the context of quantity.
Ta tegi mulle suurt rõõmu.
She made me very happy.
Here, 'suurt' serves to intensify 'rõõmu' (happiness), translating to 'great joy' or 'very happy' in English.

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