Vaatasid

Vaatasid is an Estonian verb form. It is the past tense, indicative mood, of the verb vaatama, which means to look or to watch. The form is used with second person singular (sa vaatasid) or with third person plural (nad vaatasid). The subject is determined by context or accompanying pronouns, since the spelling is identical for these two grammatical persons in past tense.

Other past tense forms of vaatama include vaatasin (I looked), vaatasime (we looked), vaatasite (you looked, plural), and vaatas (he/she looked). In full conjugation, the form of the verb changes with person and number, while vaatasid specifically serves as the past tense for either you (singular) or they.

Usage notes: Vaatasid indicates a completed action in the past and is common in everyday speech and narrative. Estonian verbs do not encode gender in their past tense forms, so vaatasid does not reflect gender. The stem is vaat-, and the standard past tense endings attach to it to signal person and number.

Related forms to know include the infinitive vaatama and the noun vaatamine, which relate to the act or process of looking. Vaatasid is frequently found in everyday communication and written Estonian, helping to recount past events, observations, or actions involving looking or watching.