No. 98 in Estonian
tegi
"Did" (past tense of "do").
In a sentence
Ta tegi oma kodutööd eile õhtul.
He did his homework last evening.
In this sentence, 'tegi' is used to indicate a past tense verb meaning 'did' or 'made', referring to the action of completing an activity.
Kes tegi selle maitsva koogi?
Who made this delicious cake?
Here, 'tegi' is used as a past action verb implying the creation or preparation of the mentioned cake.
Laps tegi õues lumeingleid.
The child made snow angels outside.
In this example, 'tegi' describes the action of the child engaging in the creation of shapes in the snow, highlighting its use as 'made'.
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