No. 709 in Estonian

arvata

"Arvata" means "to guess" or "to assume" in English.

In a sentence

Ma arvan, et homme läheb ilm ilusaks.
I believe that tomorrow the weather will be beautiful.
Here, 'arvan' means 'I think' or 'I believe', expressing an opinion or a forecast.
Kas sa oskad arvata, mis see on?
Can you guess what this is?
In this sentence, 'arvata' is used to mean 'to guess' or 'to figure something out'.
Ta püüdis arvata, kuidas uks avaneb.
He tried to figure out how the door opens.
Here, 'arvata' conveys the action of attempting to deduce or figure something out.

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