Puudutasid

Puudutasid is a finite verb form in Estonian, derived from the verb puudutama, which means to touch, touch on, or affect. Puudutasid is the past tense form and can function as either the second-person singular past or the third-person plural past, depending on the subject of the sentence. In context, it denotes that someone or something touched or affected something in the past.

In usage, puudutama can refer to physical contact as well as metaphorical or emotional impact. For example, it can describe a physical action ("Sina puudutasid mind" – You touched me) or a figurative effect, such as an experience that affected someone emotionally or a remark that touched a topic. The phrase can also be used to indicate that someone touched upon a subject, as in a discussion or presentation.

Grammatically, puudutasid is part of the past indicative mood. The matching present tense form is puudutab (he/she/it touches) or puudutan (I touch). Other past forms include puudutasin (I touched), puudutasime (we touched), and puudutasite (you touched). The exact subject is inferred from context or explicit pronouns.

See also: puudutama (to touch, to touch upon, to affect). The word is common in everyday Estonian speech and writing, appearing in news, literature, and conversation to convey both physical contact and the more abstract notion of influence or reference to a topic.