No. 299 in Estonian
näinud
The Estonian word "näinud" means "seen" in English.
In a sentence
Ma olen varem seda filmi näinud.
I have seen this movie before.
Here 'näinud' is used in the present perfect tense to indicate an experience or action that has occurred before and has relevance to the present.
Kas sa oled oma võtmeid kuskil näinud?
Have you seen your keys anywhere?
In this sentence, 'näinud' is applied in a question form using the present perfect tense to inquire about a past action related to the current situation.
Ta tundub, nagu oleks ta kummitust näinud.
They seem as if they had seen a ghost.
The word 'näinud' here is part of a subjunctive mood construction, used to describe a hypothetical or imagined situation.
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