No. 327 in Estonian
möödunud
"Passed" or "past."
In a sentence
Möödunud nädalal külastasin vanaema.
Last week, I visited my grandmother.
In this sentence, 'möödunud' is used as an adjective meaning 'last' or 'previous', indicating the time period before the current one.
Möödunud aeg meenutab mulle nooruspõlve.
The past times remind me of my youth.
Here, 'möödunud' functions as an adjective modifying 'aeg' (time), describing it as 'past' or 'elapsed'.
Nii palju aega on möödunud sellest päevast.
So much time has passed since that day.
In this usage, 'möödunud' is a participle from the verb 'mööduma', employed here to convey the passage of time.
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