Vocab: kitsas - narrow
narrow; tight; narrow in width; tight-fitting; cramped; insufficient in space; scarce (resources, budget, means)
Building blocks
kitsa- → the core part that carries the meaning of “narrow or limited”
-s → an adjective-forming ending
Core meanings derived from the root:
Physical Space → Small in width – narrow, cramped (example: kitsas tee “narrow road”)
Clothing and Footwear → Snug around the body – tight, snug (example: kitsad kingad “tight shoes”)
Capacity → Cramped – limited (example: kitsas korter “a cramped apartment”)
Economic Shortage → Insufficient – tight, scarce (example: kitsas eelarve “a tight budget”)
How to use it:
Here is how you use the word “kitsas” ⬇️
Examples
Puude vahel lookleb kitsas metsarada
Literally: “Trees between winds narrow forest-path”
Idiomatically: “A narrow forest path winds between the trees”
Puude - Noun - Genitive Plural: "Trees"
vahel - Postposition - Indeclinable: "between"
lookleb - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense: "winds"
kitsas - Adjective - Nominative Singular: "narrow"
metsarada - Noun - Nominative Singular: "forest path"