No. 943 in Estonian

valitud

"Selected" or "chosen."

In a sentence

Õpetajaks sai valitud kõige kogenum kandidaat.
The most experienced candidate was chosen to be the teacher.
In this sentence, "valitud" is used in the passive voice to indicate selection.
Valitud raamat jutustab huvitava loo.
The selected book tells an interesting story.
Here, "valitud" functions as an adjective, indicating that the book was chosen.
Aeg on valitud, liikugem edasi.
The time has been chosen, let's proceed.
'Valitud is used as part of a perfect tense construction, emphasizing the completion of choosing.

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