No. 909 in Estonian
peeti
"Peeti" is the Estonian word for "beet" or "beetroot."
In a sentence
Maja ees peeti üht huvitavat koosolekut.
A fascinating meeting was held in front of the house.
The word "peeti" here is the impersonal past form of the verb "pidama", meaning "to hold" or "to conduct".
Eelmisel õhtul peeti sööki mõnusaks ja maitsvaks.
The food was considered pleasant and delicious last evening.
In this context, "peeti" is used impersonally to express the opinion held about the food, derived from "pidama" meaning "to consider".
Võistlused peeti raskete ilmaolude kiuste.
The competitions were held despite the difficult weather conditions.
Here, "peeti" again originates from "pidama" and is used in the impersonal past to indicate an event that took place.
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