päevas

Päevas is an Estonian word meaning per day or daily, used to express how often something happens within a single day. It is the inessive singular form of the noun päev (day) and is not capitalized unless it starts a sentence. In everyday language, päevas typically follows a numeral or time expression to indicate frequency.

Usage examples are common in medical, nutritional, and scheduling contexts. For instance, kolm korda päevas means three times per day, and ravim võetakse kaks korda päevas means the medicine is taken twice daily. The construction is widely used in prescriptions, instructions, and routine planning to specify how often an action should occur within a 24-hour period.

Grammatical note: päevas expresses frequency rather than duration; it functions as a per-day marker rather than a standalone adverb. Its meaning can often be translated into English as “per day” or “daily,” depending on the sentence context. The form is tied to the noun päev and appears in various per-day expressions without changing its basic meaning.

See also: päev, päevane, daily usage in Estonian syntax.