Rikastasime

Rikastasime is an Estonian verb form meaning "we enriched" or "we made richer." It is the past tense, first-person plural form of the verb rikastama, which means to enrich or to increase wealth or resources. The form follows standard Estonian verb conjugation, with rikastama as the infinitive and me rikastasime as the 1st person plural past tense.

Etymology and morphology: rikastama is built from the stem related to rikas (rich) plus the typical infinitive marker -ma. The past tense suffix for the 1st person plural is -sime, yielding rikastasime. The present tense forms are rikastan (I enrich), rikastad (you enrich), rikastab (he/she enriches), rikastame (we enrich), rikastate (you pl enrich), rikastavad (they enrich).

Usage: Rikastasime is used to describe actions in which wealth, resources, or conditions were increased by a group including the speaker. It can refer to economic growth, wealth creation, or the enrichment of a person, organization, or economy. The term appears in both everyday speech and more formal or economic discourse, and it can carry neutral or evaluative nuances depending on context.

Examples:

- Me rikastasime oma ettevõtte nelja aasta jooksul. (We enriched our company over four years.)

- Riik rikastas majandust investeeringutega. (The state enriched the economy with investments.)

See also: Estonian verbs, rikastama, Estonian grammar. Rikastasime is a regular, non-proper form of common usage and does not refer to a widely recognized organization or entity by itself.

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