Tõotasid

Tõotasid is an Estonian verb form that comes from tõotama, meaning to promise. It is a past tense form used with the subject in the second person singular (you promised) or in the third person plural (they promised), depending on the surrounding sentence.

Etymology and related forms: The verb tõotama is built on the noun tõotus, which means a promise or oath. The past tense form tõotasid reflects typical Estonian verb conjugation patterns for the verb class to which tõotama belongs.

Grammatical usage: Tõotasid is used to report a promise made in the past. It often appears in sentences describing what someone said they would do, or what a group promised to do. In contexts where there is an explicit subject, the form may be interpreted as sa tõotasid (you promised) or nad tõotasid (they promised), with the subject determined by the sentence.

Examples:

- Sa tõotasid tulla igal juhul. You promised to come no matter what.

- Nad tõotasid, et nad aitavad. They promised that they would help.

See also: tõotama, which is the base verb meaning to promise; tõotus, meaning a promise or oath; and related Estonian verb conjugation patterns for past tense forms.

Note: In usage, tõotasid functions as a straightforward past-tense statement about a promise, and its exact subject is typically clarified by context or accompanying pronouns.