Kasutas

Kasutas is the past tense form of the Estonian verb kasutama, meaning to use. It is used to describe that someone used something in the past. The infinitive is kasutama; related nouns include kasutus (use, utilization), kasutaja (user), and kasutamine (the act of using).

Etymology and related forms: Kasutama is derived from the noun kasu (benefit, use) and formed with standard Estonian verb patterns. The word is part of a common set of terms around use and utilization in Estonian, with related forms such as kasutus and kasutaja providing semantic connections to the act and the agent of using.

Grammatical notes: Kasutas is third-person singular in the simple past. Present tense forms are kasutan (I use), kasutad (you use), kasutab (he/she uses). Past tense forms include kasutasin (I used), kasutasid (you used), kasutas (he/she used). The past participle is kasutanud, used in perfect tenses with olla (e.g., olen kasutanud). The negative form is ei kasutanud. The conditional past is kasutaksin (I would have used).

Usage examples: Ta kasutas raamatut. (He used a book.) Ma kasutasin seda tööriista. (I used this tool.) Kasuttamisvaldkonnas, mis on üldiselt dokumenteeritud ja kirjanduslikus tekstis sagedane, ilmneb kasuta-vormide korrapärane kasutus nii igapäevases kui ka ametlikus keeletasandil.