Vocab: keerukas - complex
complex; complicated; difficult to understand or accomplish, with many different parts or connections
Building blocks
keeru- → comes from the verb keerama = to turn, to twist. It suggests something twisted, not straight or simple
-kas → an adjective-forming ending
So keerukas literally = “twisty, turned”, figuratively = “complex, complicated”
How to use it:
Here is how you use the word “keerukas” ⬇️
Examples
Keerukas ülesanne nõudis palju mõtlemist
Literally: “Complex task required a lot thinking-of”
Idiomatically: “The complex task required a lot of thinking”
Keerukas - Adjective - Nominative Singular: "Complex"
ülesanne - Noun - Nominative Singular: "task"
nõudis - Verb - 3rd Person Singular: "required"
palju - Adverb - Indeclinable: "a lot"
mõtlemist - Noun - Partitive Singular: "of thinking"