No. 441 in Estonian
tulema
"To come."
In a sentence
Ma tulen homme tagasi.
I will come back tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'tulen' is the first person singular present tense form of 'tulema', used to indicate an action of coming back in the future.
Kas sul tuleb meelde, mida ma ütlesin?
Do you remember what I said?
Here, 'tuleb' is the third person singular present tense form of 'tulema', and it is used in the expression 'tuleb meelde' meaning 'to remember' or 'to come to mind'.
Uus filmi idee tuli talle unes.
The idea for the new movie came to him in a dream.
In this sentence, 'tuli' is the third person singular past tense form of 'tulema', describing an action where an idea 'came' or 'arrived' in a specific way.
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