No. 130 in Estonian

tuleks

"Should" or "would come."

In a sentence

Kui tahad eksamiks hästi valmistuda, siis tuleks iga päev õppida.
If you want to prepare well for the exam, you should study every day.
'Tuleks' here is used to indicate a suggestion or recommendation.
Kui see peaks juhtuma, siis oleks hea, kui mul tuleks meelde, mida teha.
If that should happen, it would be good if I could remember what to do.
'Tuleks' here is used in a conditional form to express a potential action.
Eile tuli mulle meelde, et homme tuleb külalisi, nii et tuleks koristada.
Yesterday I remembered that guests are coming tomorrow, so it would be advisable to clean.
'Tuleks' here suggests a necessary action given the situation.

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