No. 415 in Estonian

tunnistas

"Admitted" or "confessed."

In a sentence

Ta tunnistas oma vigu teiste ees.
He admitted his mistakes in front of others.
In this sentence, 'tunnistas' is used to mean 'admitted', highlighting the act of acknowledging one's mistakes.
Kohus tunnistas tunnistaja ütlused tõendatuks.
The court affirmed the witness's statements as evidence.
Here, 'tunnistas' is used as 'affirmed', indicating the court's act of legitimizing or recognizing the statements given.
Ta tunnistas pealt kogu juhtumi kulgemist.
He witnessed the progression of the entire incident.
In this context, 'tunnistas' means 'witnessed', denoting the act of observing an event.

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