No. 258 in Estonian
jõuab
"Jõuab" means "reaches" or "arrives" in English.
In a sentence
Ta jõuab koju kell kuus.
He/She arrives home at six.
In this sentence, 'jõuab' is used to indicate arriving at a destination or reaching a specific place.
Kui ta jookseb kiiresti, jõuab ta rongile.
If he/she runs quickly, he/she will catch the train.
Here, 'jõuab' means successfully reaching or making it to something, in this case, the train.
Pärast pikka treeningut jõuab ta finišisse.
After a long workout, he/she reaches the finish line.
The word 'jõuab' is utilized to describe achieving the end of an effort or reaching a goal—specifically, the finish line in this context.
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