Meeldis

Meeldis is the past tense form of the Estonian verb meeldima, meaning to please or to be to someone’s liking. It is used to express that something was pleasing or appealing to someone in the past. The word is commonly found in everyday speech and writing when recounting what one liked previously.

Usage and grammar

Meeldis is typically used with a dative pronoun or noun indicating the person for whom the thing was pleasing. For example, "See film meeldis mulle" means "That film pleased me" or "I liked that film." When referring to multiple things, the past tense takes a plural form, as in "Need raamatud meeldisid mulle" meaning "Those books pleased me." The sentence structure generally follows subject–past-tense-verb–dative object.

Perfect and related forms

In Estonian, the perfect aspect is formed with the verb olema (to be) plus the participle meeldinud. For example, "See on meeldinud mulle" translates to "This has pleased me" or "I have liked this." The present tense form, meeldib, expresses current liking (for example, "See meeldib mulle" – "I like this"), while meeldima is the infinitive.

Etymology and related terms

Meeldis derives from meeldima, a core Estonian verb meaning to please or to appeal. Related forms include meeldib (present tense) and meeldinud (past participle), which together cover ways of describing liking across different tenses.

See also

Meeldima; meeldib; meeldinud. These terms cover the broader verb family used to express liking, preference, and appeal in Estonian.