No. 365 in Estonian
öelnud
"Öelnud" means "said" in English.
In a sentence
Ma olen seda alati öelnud.
I have always said that.
The word 'öelnud' serves as the past participle of the verb 'to say', forming the present perfect tense.
Kas ta oli sulle seda öelnud?
Had he told you that?
Here the word 'öelnud' acts as the past participle of the verb 'to say', used in conjunction with a form of the verb 'to be' to form the past perfect tense.
Ta tundus vabandust öelnud olevat.
He seemed to have said sorry.
In this context, 'öelnud' is used as part of an infinitive construction indicating a statement or action completed in the past within a speculative context.
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