Soovitasin

Soovitasin is the first-person singular past tense form of the Estonian verb soovitada, meaning to recommend or to advise. It is used to describe a recommendation or piece of advice that the speaker gave in the past.

Grammatically, soovitasin is a finite verb in the indicative mood and refers to a completed action. The verb is connected to the noun soovitus, which denotes a recommendation. Related forms include soovitan (I recommend) in the present tense and other past-person forms such as soovitas (he/she recommended) and soovitasid (you all recommended).

Usage notes indicate that soovitasin commonly takes a direct object specifying what was recommended and may appear with additional clarifying context, such as the recipient of the recommendation or the situation in which it occurred. It can convey a range of nuance from a neutral suggestion to a more emphatic urging, depending on context and accompanying wording.

Example: Ma soovitasin seda raamatut sõbrale. Translation: I recommended this book to a friend.

See also: soovitada, soovitus, soovituslik (related nouns and adjectives related to recommendation).