saanud

This is the 43rd most frequent Estonian word.


saanud

"Gotten" or "received" (past participle of "saama").


Here, 'saanud' is the past participle form of the verb 'saama', meaning 'to receive'. It is used in combination with the auxiliary verb 'olen' to form the present perfect tense.

Ma olen saanud teie sõnumi.

I have received your message.


In this example, 'saanud' still represents the past participle form of 'saama', used to indicate an event leading to understanding.

Pärast treeningut olen ma rohkem saanud aru oma vigadest.

After the training, I have better understood my mistakes.


Here again, 'saanud' works as the past participle of 'saama', forming a negated present perfect tense with the auxiliary verb 'pole' (not have).

Ta pole viimastel päevadel lehti saanud.

He has not received newspapers in recent days.