Usaldasid

Usaldasid is an Estonian verb form derived from usaldama, meaning to trust or rely on someone. It is a past tense form that expresses that trust was placed in another person or thing. The form can function in sentences with different subjects, depending on context, and is commonly used to indicate a completed act of trusting in the past.

In standard Estonian, usaldasid is the past tense ending that appears with second-person singular subjects (you trusted) and also serves as the third-person plural past tense form in declarative sentences when the subject is understood from context. The infinitive of the verb is usaldama, and the noun related to the concept of trust is usaldus. An adjective built from the same root is usaldusväärne, meaning trustworthy.

Uses and nuance: usaldasid is used when describing acts of placing trust, relying on someone, or showing confidence in someone’s actions. It can appear in everyday speech as well as in written narrative, reports, and dialogue. Like other Estonian past-tense forms, the subject pronoun may be omitted if the subject is clear from context.

Examples (illustrative, not exhaustive): Sa usaldasid mind. (You trusted me.) Nad usaldasid teda. (They trusted him/her.) In both cases the meaning centers on having placed trust in someone in the past.

See also: usaldus (trust), usaldama (to trust), usaldusväärne (trustworthy).