No. 269 in Estonian
teevad
"Televad" means "they do" or "they make" in English.
In a sentence
Õpilased teevad koduseid ülesandeid.
The students are doing their homework.
Here, 'teevad' means 'do' in the context of performing a task, 'õpilased' (students) are the subject.
Sõbrad teevad alati nalja.
Friends always make jokes.
In this sentence, 'teevad' is translated as 'make' in the context of producing jokes, with 'sõbrad' (friends) as the subject.
Nad teevad supi valmis.
They are preparing the soup.
Here, 'teevad' implies 'make' in the sense of preparing a dish, 'nad' (they) refers to the subject performing the action.
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