Vocab: lihtne - simple

simple; uncomplicated; easy; something that can be understood, done, or used without effort or special skills; ordinary, without special skills or qualities; modest; shows that something is natural or obvious

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Building blocks

• liht- → related to simplicity or lack of complexity

• -ne → an adjective-forming ending

The word is likely derived from the Middle Low German root "slicht", meaning bad or of poor quality.

How to use it:

Here is how you use the word “lihtne” ⬇️

Examples

See ei ole nii lihtne, kui esmapilgul paistab

Literally: “It not is as simple as at first glance seems”

Idiomatically: “It’s not as simple as it seems at first glance”

See - Pronoun - Nominative Singular: "It"
ei ole - Verb - 3rd Person Singular Negative, Present Tense: "is not"
nii - Adverb - Indeclinable: "as"
lihtne - Adjective - Nominative Singular: "simple"
kui - Conjunction - Indeclinable: "as"
esmapilgul - Adverb - Indeclinable: "at first glance"
paistab - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Present Tense: "seems"