No. 591 in Estonian

tõsiselt

Seriously.

In a sentence

Ma võtan selle ülesande tõsiselt.
I take this task seriously.
In this sentence, 'tõsiselt' means 'seriously', indicating the speaker's earnest approach or attitude towards the task.
See film oli tõsiselt hea.
This movie was seriously good.
Here, 'tõsiselt' is used to intensify the adjective 'hea' (good), similar to 'really' or 'very' in English, adding emphasis.
Tõsiselt, sa peaksid seda kaaluma.
Seriously, you should consider it.
In this context, 'tõsiselt' acts as an interjection, similar to 'Honestly' or 'Seriously' in English, signaling the speaker's earnest or sincere proposal or statement.

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