Vocab: laisk - lazy

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lazy; idle; unwilling to work or make an effort; (about time, movement) slow, unhurried, sluggish

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Building blocks

• laisk → a root adjective—no suffix

So there is nothing to take apart here—the work happens at the end of the word, not inside it.

⚠️ Three base forms to memorise: laisk – laisa – laiska

Don't mix up the family:

• laisk = lazy (adjective)

• laiskus = laziness (noun)

• laisklema = to laze around (verb)

How to use it:

Here is how you use the word “laisk” ⬇️

Example

Laiskadel inimestel on alati hea vabandus

Literally: “Lazy-on people-on is always good excuse”

Idiomatically: “Lazy people always have a good excuse”

Laiskadel - Adjective - Adessive Plural: "lazy"
inimestel - Noun - Adessive Plural: "people"
on - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense: "is/have"
alati - Adverb - Indeclinable: "always"
hea - Adjective - Nominative Singular: "good"
vabandus - Noun - Nominative Singular: "excuse"