Vocab: tõhus - controversial

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controversial; contradictory; not matching others; having conflicts or contradictions

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Building blocks

• vastu- → against, opposite

• -olu- → from “olema (to be) / olukord (situation)”, related to state, condition, situation

• -line → adjective ending meaning “-like”, “having the quality of”

So literally, it translates to something like → having a state that is “against”

How to use it:

Here is how you use the word “vastuoluline” ⬇️

Examples

Uuringu tulemused viisid vastuoluliste järeldusteni

Literally: “Study results led to contradictory conclusions”

Idiomatically: “The study results led to contradictory conclusions”

Uuringu - Noun - Genitive Singular: "Study"
tulemused - Noun - Nominative Plural: "results"
viisid - Verb - 3rd Person Plural, Past Tense: "led to"
vastuoluliste - Adjective - Genitive Plural: "contradictory"
järeldusteni - Noun - Terminative Plural: "conclusions"