Soodustasin

Soodustasin is the first-person singular past tense form of the Estonian verb soodustama, meaning to subsidize, promote, or encourage. It is used when the speaker describes having provided financial support, incentives, or other forms of assistance for a project, event, or organization. The form is not a proper noun; it is a standard verb form used in everyday and formal Estonian.

In usage, soodustasin can refer to concrete funding decisions as well as to broader encouragement or facilitation. It commonly appears in reporting, correspondence, or narration about actions taken to support a venture, program, or initiative. The word can carry a sense of official or administrative involvement, but it can also be used in informal speech describing personal support.

Linguistically, soodustama belongs to the Estonian class of -ama verbs. The base form is soodustama, with soodustasin as the 1st-person singular past tense. Related forms include soodustanud (past participle) and soodustamine (the act of subsidizing or promoting). The related noun soodustus can refer to the subsidy or incentive itself, while toetus denotes support in a broader sense.

Examples: Ma soodustasin projekti rahastamist. Me soodustasime kohaliku ettevõtluse arengut. Soodustasin ideele ruumi ja ressursse.

See also: soodustama, soodustamine, soodustus, toetus.