No. 300 in Estonian

saama

"Saama" in English means "to get," "to receive," "to become," or "to be able to."

In a sentence

Ma saan homme õunapuu alt mõned õunad.
Tomorrow, I will get some apples from under the apple tree.
The word 'saama' is used to mean 'receive' or 'get' something.
Kas sa saad aru, mida ma ütlesin?
Do you understand what I said?
The word 'saama' here conveys the idea of 'comprehending'. It is often paired with 'aru', forming the expression 'aru saama' to mean 'to understand'.
Kui ma suureks saan, tahan saada arstiks.
When I grow up, I want to become a doctor.
In this sentence, 'saama' is used to express 'becoming' or achieving a new state of being.

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