This is the 750th most frequent Estonian word.
sekundit
"Sekundit" is the partitive singular form of "sekund," meaning "second" (unit of time) in English.
Here, 'sekundit' is in the partitive singular form, indicating a quantity of time out of an indefinite total amount.
Palun oota üks hetk, mul on veel paar sekundit vaja.
Please wait a moment, I need a few more seconds.
Here, 'sekundit' appears as the partitive plural, referring to the measurement of time in seconds when counting.
Kas sa tead, mitu sekundit kulub valgusel Päikeselt Maale jõudmiseks?
Do you know how many seconds light takes to travel from the Sun to Earth?
In this sentence, 'sekundiga' is the comitative singular form of the word, describing the time frame within which an action was completed.