No. 752 in Estonian

tabas

"Tabas" in English means "hit" or "struck."

In a sentence

Ema tabas lapse toas mängimas.
The mother caught the child playing in the room.
In this sentence, 'tabas' is used in the sense of 'caught someone in the act' or 'noticed unexpectedly'.
Pall tabas akent ja see purunes.
The ball hit the window and it shattered.
Here, 'tabas' means 'physically hit or struck' something.
Uudis tabas mind ootamatult.
The news struck me unexpectedly.
In this example, 'tabas' conveys the sense of 'emotionally impacting' someone, often unexpectedly.

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