Vocab: ebaseaduslik

illegal

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     illegal; unlawful; officially prohibited or unrecognized                                 

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Building blocks

• eba- - a prefix meaning "un-" or "non-," used to indicate something negative or opposite

• -seadus- - “law”

• -lik - an adjective forming ending, meaning "-like"

So, "ebaseaduslik" literally means "un-law-like" or "non-lawful," translating to "illegal" or "unlawful."

How to use it:

Here are a few ways the word “ebaseaduslik” can be used ⬇️

1. Describing Actions That Break the Law:

   • Korrakaitsjad uurivad ebaseaduslikku tegevust metsaraiel.

     • Translation: The authorities are investigating illegal logging activity.

2. Describing Unauthorized or Unregistered Entities:

   • Ettevõte sai trahvi, kuna pakkus ebaseaduslikke teenuseid.

     • Translation: The company was fined for offering illegal services.

Examples

Seni on Eesti suutnud tagasi saata 90 protsenti ebaseaduslikest sisserändajatest

Literally: “So Far has Estonia managed back to send 90 percent illegal-from immigrants-from”

Idiomatically: “So far, Estonia has managed to send back 90 percent of illegal immigrants“

Seni - Adverb - Indeclinable, "So far"
on suutnud - Verb - 3P Present Perfect Sg, "has managed"
Eesti - Noun - Nominative Sg, "Estonia"
tagasi - Adverb - Indeclinable, "back"
saata - Verb - da-Infinitive, "to send"
90 - Numeral - "90"
protsenti - Noun - Partitive Sg, "percent"
ebaseaduslikest - Adjective - Elative Pl, "from illegal"
sisserändajatest - Noun - Elative Pl, "from immigrants"