No. 840 in Estonian
valima
To choose or to elect.
In a sentence
Ma pean selle raamatu poest valima.
I need to choose this book from the store.
In this sentence, 'valima' is used to denote the action of making a choice between options.
Õpilased valisid oma lemmikvärvi.
The students chose their favorite color.
Here, 'valisid' (past tense of 'valima') indicates that a deliberate selection was made by the students.
Nad hakkasid kandidaate valima järgmisel nädalal.
They will start selecting candidates next week.
In this example, 'valima' refers to the act of selecting individuals through a process.
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