eel

eel

The Estonian word "eel" means "before" or "prior to."

Here, 'eel' is used to indicate the time just before the meeting.

Koosoleku eel valmistati materjalid ette.

Before the meeting, the materials were prepared.

Here, 'eel' is used as a part of the construction 'eel ära' to signify completing something earlier.

Pean oma kodutööd täna õhtul eel ära tegema.

I need to finish my homework beforehand this evening.

In this sentence, 'eel' is utilized to denote something prior, in a temporal sense.

Selle raamatu eel lugesin teist põnevat lugu.

Before this book, I read another interesting story.