No. 232 in Estonian
kaotas
"Kaotas" in English means "lost."
In a sentence
Ta kaotas oma võtmed eile.
He lost his keys yesterday.
Here, 'kaotas' (lost) is used in the past tense to indicate the action of losing something that belonged to the subject.
Meeskond kaotas mängu.
The team lost the game.
In this context, 'kaotas' expresses defeat in a competitive situation, specifically indicating that the team did not win.
Ma pean õppima oma võimalusi mitte kaotama.
I need to learn not to lose my opportunities.
In this sentence, the word 'kaotama' (to lose) is used in the infinitive form to denote a risk of losing abstract possibilities.
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