No. 121 in Estonian
teine
"Teine" means "second" or "other" in English.
In a sentence
See on teine raamat minu kogust.
This is another book from my collection.
'Teine' here means 'another', indicating an additional item within a set or group.
Esimene päev oli vihmane, kuid teine päev oli päikesepaisteline.
The first day was rainy, but the second day was sunny.
'Teine' refers to 'second', specifying the subsequent item or instance in a sequence.
Ta ei olnud rahul esimese lahendusega ja proovis teist meetodit.
He was not satisfied with the first solution and tried the other method.
'Teine' in this case means 'the other', emphasizing an alternative choice among options.
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