No. 113 in Estonian

toimub

"Happens" or "takes place."

In a sentence

Festival toimub suvel igal aastal.
The festival takes place every summer.
In this sentence, 'toimub' is used to describe a recurring scheduled event.
Ma ei tea, mis siin just toimub.
I do not know what is happening here right now.
Here, 'toimub' is employed to express an ongoing event or situation.
Kohtumine toimub kolmapäeval kell kolm.
The meeting will occur on Wednesday at 3 o’clock.
In this context, 'toimub' refers to a planned event that will occur in the future.

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