Võimendasime

Võimendasime is the past tense, first-person plural form of the Estonian verb võimendada, meaning to empower, enable, or magnify. It describes a completed action by a group including the speaker to increase power, capacity, or influence in a given context. The sense can be literal (strengthening a system or capability) or figurative (increasing agency, participation, or impact).

Morphology and related forms: The infinitive is võimendada. The past tense form võimendasime is formed from the verb stem võimend- with the typical Estonian past tense ending -asime for the 1st person plural. Related word forms include võimendus (empowerment, amplification), võimendatud (empowered), and võimendada as a base verb meaning to empower or amplify.

Usage notes: Võimendasime is used to describe coordinated, collective actions that enhance capability or influence. It appears in both formal and informal discourse, including political, organizational, and social contexts. The object of võimendada can be a project, institution, community, rights, or any measure intended to increase effectiveness or power.

Examples:

- Me võimendasime projekti mõju. (We magnified the project's impact.)

- Me võimendasime kogukonna kaasatust oma programmis. (We empowered/increased community involvement in our program.)

See also: võimendada, võimendus, võimendatud.