Vocab: mitmekesine - diverse

diverse; varied; "diverse, rich in choice, covering a wide range of types or kinds

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Building blocks

• mitme- → genitive of mitu (“many”)

• -kesine- → an adjective meaning “modest or limited” on its own

But together, mitmekesine means "varied" or "diverse". So the meaning has changed and is not just a direct sum of the parts.

How to use it:

Here is how you use the word “mitmekesine” ⬇️

Examples

Lennujaama restoranide valik oli üllatavalt mitmekesine

Literally: “Airport's restaurants selection was surprisingly diverse”

Idiomatically: “The selection of restaurants at the airport was surprisingly diverse”

Lennujaama - Noun - Genitive Singular: "Airport's"
restoranide - Noun - Genitive Plural: "restaurants"
valik - Noun - Nominative Singular: "selection"
oli - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Past Tense: "was"
üllatavalt - Adverb - Indeclinable: "surprisingly"
mitmekesine - Adjective - Nominative Singular: "diverse"