Tasuta

Tasuta is an Estonian word meaning free of charge or without cost. It is used as an adjective and an adverb to indicate that payment is not required for a product, service, or action. In everyday language and in marketing, tasuta denotes complimentary items or services, such as tasuta prooviversioon (free trial version) or tasuta kohaletoimetamine (free delivery). The opposite term is tasuline, meaning paid or requiring payment.

Etymology and form: Tasuta is connected to the Estonian noun tasu, meaning payment. The form expresses absence of payment and is commonly used before nouns (tasuta toode, tasuta teenus) as well as predicatively with the verb olema (See on tasuta). It can also appear in phrases describing free access or use, for example tasuta Wi‑Fi or tasuta kasutus.

Usage context: Tasuta appears in commercial labels, consumer information, and everyday speech. It is used to indicate freebies, complimentary services, or no-cost options in both formal and informal contexts. While widely understood in Estonian-speaking regions, tasuta is not typically used outside Estonian without translation, though it may occur in multilingual settings as part of brand naming or marketing.

See also: The related term tasuline refers to something that is paid. For learners, recognizing tasuta helps distinguish free offerings from paid ones in Estonian pricing and advertising.