No. 414 in Estonian
tehti
"Tehti" in English means "was done" or "were made."
In a sentence
Täna tehti koolis suur koristus.
Today, a big cleanup was done at the school.
The word 'tehti' is used here as a passive verb form indicating that an action was carried out by unspecified subjects.
Kas tehti kõik tööd õigeaegselt?
Were all the tasks done on time?
Here, 'tehti' is used in a question form, retaining its passive sense inquiring if an action took place.
Uue pargi rajamine tehti kohaliku omavalitsuse eestvedamisel.
The construction of the new park was done under the initiative of the local government.
In this context, 'tehti' again serves as a passive form indicating action, while the sentence specifies under whose initiative it was performed.
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