peast

Estonian

Etymology

Elative case of pea.

Noun

peast

  1. Elative singular form of pea.

Postposition

peast

  1. in a state, being in a state (governs the elative)
    Ma ei saanud unisest peast alguses aru, mis toimub.
    I didn't understand what was happening at first, because I was sleepy.

Adverb

peast

  1. by heart, from memory
    Koolis pidime luuletusi peast lugema.
    At school we had to read poems by heart.
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