väljas

Väljas is an Estonian adverb meaning outside or outdoors. It denotes location relative to a reference point, such as a building, room, or vehicle, and is commonly used to describe where someone or something is. Examples include ta on väljas (they are outside) and me istume väljas (we are sitting outside).

In everyday language, väljas is frequently used to describe outdoor conditions or activities. For instance, väljas on külm (it is cold outside) and väljas sajab lund (it is snowing outside). It also appears in sentences about going outdoors, often in combination with verbs of movement in the form välj va, such as välja minema (to go outside). The word can function as the main predicate or as part of a larger clause about location.

Väljas is the opposite of sees, which means inside. Related forms and terms include väljast (from the outside), väljastpoolt (from outside of a boundary), and the general concept of väli, meaning space or area, from which väljas is derived.

Pronunciation is typically [ˈvæːljas]. It is invariable and does not change for number or gender. Although closely related to other location words in Estonian, väljas is most often encountered in everyday speech, weather reports, and descriptions of outdoor activities.

See also: sees (inside), väljast (from outside), välis- (prefix related to interior or exterior in compound forms).