No. 937 in Estonian

tunnistada

"To admit" or "to confess."

In a sentence

Ma pean sulle tunnistama, et ma eksisin.
I must confess to you that I made a mistake.
Here 'tunnistama' is used in the sense of to confess or admit, often indicating a revelation of a truth.
Ta läks kohtusse, et tunnistada süüdistatava vastu.
He went to court to testify against the defendant.
In this context, 'tunnistada' means to testify, implying providing a formal statement or evidence.
Õpetaja tunnistas minu vastust õigeks.
The teacher acknowledged my answer as correct.
Here, 'tunnistada' is used to acknowledge or recognize, recognizing a statement or status as valid or correct.

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