No. 674 in Estonian
mänginud
"Played."
In a sentence
Ma olen varem seda mängu mänginud.
I have played this game before.
The word 'mänginud' in this context is the past participle form of the verb 'mängima', used with the auxiliary verb 'olen' to form the present perfect tense.
Lapsed, kes raamatukogus istusid, olid vaikselt kaarte mänginud.
The children who were sitting in the library had quietly played cards.
Here, 'mänginud' functions as the past participle in the past perfect tense, combined with 'olid'. It indicates an action that was completed before another past action.
Pärast pikka päeva tööl oli koer aias üksi mänginud.
After a long day at work, the dog had been playing alone in the yard.
In this sentence, 'mänginud' also represents the past perfect tense. The subject changed to 'koer' (dog), demonstrating the word's adaptability across different subjects.
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