kusjuures

Adding a Detail (Kusjuures)

Level 5

Ta sai selle töö, kusjuures tal polnud mingit kogemust means She got the job, and she had no experience at all.

How It Works

Kusjuures joins a second clause that adds a detail to the first one. English often says and, while, and what is more or and at that.

  • A plain detail: Meil on kaks last, kusjuures mõlemad on sündinud jaanuaris. (We have two children, and both were born in January.)
  • A surprising detail: Ta sai selle töö, kusjuures tal polnud mingit kogemust. (She got the job, and she had no experience at all.)

Comma. When kusjuures joins a clause, it always has a comma before it.

Similar words. Misjuures means the same. Seejuures and sealjuures are close in meaning and are common in formal writing.

In speech. Kusjuures can also add a side remark inside a sentence, like by the way or actually: See kohvik on kusjuures päris odav. (This café is actually pretty cheap.) Speakers sometimes start a new sentence with it too.

Not the same as kus. Kus means where. Kusjuures never means where: Maja, kus ma sündisin. (The house where I was born.)

Examples (6)

  1. Ta sai selle töö, kusjuures tal polnud mingit kogemust.

    She got the job, and she had no experience at all.

  2. Meil on kaks last, kusjuures mõlemad on sündinud jaanuaris.

    We have two children, and both of them were born in January.

  3. Vanalinn oli turiste täis, kusjuures eriti palju oli itaallasi.

    The Old Town was full of tourists, and there were especially many Italians.

  4. Pilet maksis kümme eurot, kusjuures lapsed said tasuta sisse.

    The ticket cost ten euros, and children got in for free.

  5. Film oli väga hea, kusjuures see on tema esimene film.

    The film was very good, and it's actually his first film.

  6. See kohvik on kusjuures päris odav.

    This café is actually pretty cheap, by the way.

    In speech, kusjuures can add a side remark inside a sentence.

Common Mistakes

  • Leaving out the comma before kusjuures.

    Ta sai selle töö kusjuures tal polnud mingit kogemust.
    Ta sai selle töö, kusjuures tal polnud mingit kogemust.

    Kusjuures starts a new clause, so it needs a comma before it.

  • Using kusjuures to mean where.

    See on maja, kusjuures ma sündisin.
    See on maja, kus ma sündisin.

    Intended meaning: This is the house where I was born. To say where, use kus. Kusjuures only adds an extra detail.

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kusjuuresLevel 5Adding a Detail (Kusjuures)

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kusjuures adds a detail like a relative clause.

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