Asutasid

Asutasid is an Estonian verb form meaning they founded or they established. It is the past tense form of the verb asutama, used with a plural subject, and is common in narrative and descriptive statements about actions by groups, organizations, or multiple people.

In use, asutasid describes the act of founding or establishing something. For example, Nad asutasid uue kooli. This structure is typical in historical summaries, agency reports, and journalistic writing when crediting a collective effort for creating an institution, company, city project, or association. The form contrasts with asutas (he/she founded) or asutasite (you all founded).

Morphology and related forms: The infinitive is asutama. Related forms include asutan (I found), asutas (he/she founded), and asutasid (they founded). The word is connected to related nouns such as asutus (institution) and kasutlike derivatives such as asutaja (founder) and asutamine (establishment). The meaning remains centered on initiating the existence of something new through collective action.

See also: asutus (institution), asutaja (founder), asutamine (establishment), asutama (to found).

Note: Asutasid is a grammatical form and not a standalone noun; its interpretation relies on context to identify the specific entity that founded something and the plural subject responsible for the founding.