peale

Estonian

Etymology

Allative case of pea.

Noun

peale

  1. Allative singular form of pea.

Postposition

peale

  1. (lative) on, on top of
    Ta hüppas laua peale.
    He jumped on the table.
  2. for
    Ta jättis kõik õhtu peale.
    He left everything for the evening.
  3. since (governs the elative)
    Eilsest peale on sadanud.
    It has rained since yesterday.

Preposition

peale

  1. except
    Peale minu ei jäänud keegi ellu.
    Nobody survived except me.
  2. in addition, besides
    Peale minu jäi ka Pets ellu.
    Besides me, Pets also survived.
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