Koolitasime

Koolitasime is an Estonian verb form that represents the past tense first-person plural of the verb koolitama, meaning to educate or train. It translates to "we trained" or "we educated" and is used to describe a completed action carried out by the speaker together with others.

Grammatical notes: Koolitasime is formed from the stem koolita- with the past tense ending -sime, signaling first-person plural and indicative mood. This form indicates that the training or education occurred in the past and involved the speaker and at least one other person. Estonian verbs in this tense have other person and number forms, such as koolitasin (I trained) or koolitasite (you all trained), but koolitasime specifically marks “we.”

Usage: The form is neutral and common in both written and spoken Estonian. It can be used in formal reporting, project updates, or everyday narrative to convey that a training activity was completed by a group. Examples include: “Me koolitasime uusi töötajaid enne projekti algust.” and “Viimasel kuul koolitasime vabatahtlikke, et osaleda kogunemisel.”

Relation to related forms: Koolitama is the infinitive meaning to educate or train. Other conjugations share the same root but differ in person, number, and tense, such as koolitan (I train) and koolitame (we train).

See also: Estonian grammar, Estonian verbs, koolitama.

Koolitasime thus functions as a standard, neutral past-tense marker for collective training actions in Estonian.