Osaliselt

Osaliselt is an Estonian adverb meaning partially or to a partial extent. It is used to indicate that a statement, condition, or assessment applies only to a part of the whole rather than to everything.

In use, osaliselt functions as an adverb of degree and can modify verbs, adjectives, or whole clauses. It often appears in contexts where precision is important, such as journalism, analysis, and academic writing, as well as in everyday speech when total agreement or full certainty is not claimed.

Examples of usage include:

- See on osaliselt tõsi. (This is partially true.)

- Tööandja rahastas projekti osaliselt. (The employer funded the project partially.)

Osaliselt is commonly translated into English as partially or to some extent, and it can be contrasted with terms that express complete or absolute qualification. Its placement in a sentence is flexible enough to accommodate emphasis, but it typically precedes or closely follows the element it modifies, aligning with Estonian adverbial syntax.

Overall, osaliselt provides a precise way to convey imperfection or partial validity in statements, assessments, and descriptions, making it a standard tool in formal and informal Estonian discourse.