Laadusid

Laadusid is an Estonian word form used as a finite verb in the past tense, derived from the verb laadida, meaning to load or to charge. It typically indicates that the action of loading occurred in the past and is used with a plural subject. The exact person (you or they) and number are determined by the sentence’s subject and context, as Estonian verb morphology encodes person and number through inflectional endings. Laadusid is not a separate lexical item with a distinct meaning; rather, it is a grammatical form of laadida that appears in past-tense constructions.

Etymology and morphology: It combines the infinitive laadida with a past-tense plural inflection. In Estonian, many verb forms are formed this way, and the same base verb can yield many different past-tense variants. The form reflects grammatical tense and agreement rather than adding a new semantic layer to the verb.

Usage: In written and spoken Estonian, laadusid appears in contexts describing someone or some group loading something in the past, such as loading cargo, equipment, or data. The choice of subject and surrounding context clarifies who performed the action; the form itself does not encode a concrete object or concept.

Limitations: There is no widely recognized concept, organization, or proper noun named Laadusid in standard Estonian. It is primarily a grammatical form rather than a stand-alone term and is unlikely to function as an independent entry outside discussions of Estonian verb conjugation.

See also: Estonian grammar, Estonian verbs, Past tense.