No. 832 in Estonian
suutis
"Suutis" means "managed" or "was able (to)."
In a sentence
Ta suutis täna oma töö kõik ära teha.
He managed to complete all of his work today.
In this sentence, "suutis" is used to indicate the ability to complete a specific task or action under certain conditions.
Kuigi tingimused olid rasked, suutis meeskond oma eesmärgi saavutada.
Even though the conditions were hard, the team managed to achieve their goal.
Here, "suutis" expresses the team's collective capacity to overcome difficulties and fulfill an objective.
Kui ta piisavalt harjutab, suutis ta tõenäoliselt konkursi võitja olla.
If he practices enough, he could likely be the winner of the competition.
In this case, "suutis" refers to a hypothetical ability or potential result contingent on practice.
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