Küsisid

Küsisid is an Estonian verb form derived from the infinitive küsima, meaning to ask. It is a simple past tense form that can be used with different subjects, most commonly as the past tense form for second-person singular (you asked) and for third-person plural (they asked). In Estonian, the same spelling can correspond to more than one subject, with the subject being determined by the surrounding sentence.

Morphology and usage. The past tense is built from the verb stem küs-, combined with a past-tense marker and a personal ending. The form küsisid appears as the past tense for certain subjects, and you can distinguish the exact subject from context. The corresponding third-person singular past tense is küsis (he/she asked). The form küsisite is used for second-person plural in past tense, not küsisid.

Examples. In everyday language, you might encounter: Sa küsisid, kas see on õige. Nad küsisid, kust see teab. These examples illustrate how küsisid can appear in both singular you-asked and plural they-asked constructions, depending on the subject of the sentence.

Related forms and notes. Küsima forms a regular conjugation pattern in Estonian. The present tense forms include küsin, küsid, küsib, küsimed/küsime, küsite, küsivad. The past tense forms depend on person and number, with küsisid functioning in contexts where the subject is you (singular) or they. The exact interpretation relies on the sentence context.

See also. Eesti keel: küsima; Estonian verb conjugation; Estonian past tense.