Kiirustasid

Kiirustasid is a finite verb form in Estonian. It represents a past tense form of the verb kiirustama, and is used with the second-person subject to convey that the addressed person hastened, sped up, or accelerated an action in the past.

Kiirustama means to speed up, hurry, or accelerate the pace of something. The form kiirustasid is one of the inflected endings that mark past tense and second-person reference in standard Estonian grammar. Like other tense-person forms of kiirustama, kiirustasid appears in both spoken and written language and can be used in a variety of contexts where a past action involving speeding up is described.

In usage, kiirustasid typically appears in narrative, directive, or conversational sentences that refer to something the listener did in the past. It is part of the broader verbal system in Estonian that marks tense, mood, and person through endings attached to the verb stem kiirust-.

Etymologically, kiirustasid derives from the verb kiirustama, with standard Estonian inflection applying a past-tense second-person ending. Related terms include kiirustama (the infinitive) and kiirustamine (the noun form referring to the act of speeding up). These forms together describe actions relating to increasing speed or urgency.

See also: kiirustama, kiirustamine.