This is the 191st most frequent Estonian word.
tõi
The Estonian word "tõi" is the third person singular past tense of "tooma," meaning "brought" in English.
In this sentence, 'tõi' is used as the simple past tense of 'tooma' (to bring), indicating an action of bringing performed by someone in the past.
Ta tõi mulle lilli.
He brought me flowers.
Here, 'tõi' is used metaphorically to imply causing or bringing about a significant change or effect as a result of an event or action.
See avastus tõi kaasa suure revolutsiooni teaduses.
This discovery brought about a great revolution in science.
In this example, 'tõi' reflects a literal bringing or carrying over, indicating a direct result observed from the mentioned action of rain.