Unustasid

Unustasid is an Estonian verb form, the past tense form of unustama, meaning to forget. It marks that forgetting happened in the past and its subject is understood from context. In standard Estonian, unustasid is commonly used for the second-person singular past tense ("you forgot"). It can also appear in other persons in dependent constructions, with the subject clarified by pronouns such as nad or by the broader sentence context.

Examples:

Sa unustasid võtmed koju. Nad unustasid kõik olulised dokumendid.

Other forms of the same verb include unustasin (I forgot) and unustas (he/she forgot), which are used with different subjects and in different persons.

Etymology and grammar:

Unustama is a native Finnic verb meaning to forget. The noun form unustus exists for forgetfulness. The past tense form unustasid follows Estonian verb conjugation patterns, where the ending conveys person and number and the stem remains unust-. The form is productive and routinely used in everyday Estonian to describe forgotten objects, events, or details.

Usage notes:

Unustasid generally denotes forgetting something unintentionally rather than deliberately. In practice, it is used with a wide range of direct objects, such as keys, appointments, instructions, or plans, to describe that they were not recalled or remembered.

See also:

unustama, unustus, Estonian verb conjugation.