Vastasime

Vastasime is the first-person plural past tense form of the Estonian verb vastama, meaning to answer or to respond. It translates to "we answered" in English and is used to describe a completed action performed by a group including the speaker.

Origin and form: Vastama is a regular Estonian verb of the -ma class. Vastasime is formed to express the past tense for the subject "we." In standard Estonian conjugation, this form appears in both written and spoken language and signals that the action of answering took place in the past.

Usage: It is commonly used in narratives, reports, or responses to questions. It generally takes a direct object or indirect object as in "Me vastasime küsimustele." (We answered the questions.)

Examples: Me vastasime kõigile küsimustele täpselt. Nad tõid meile lisainfo, millele vastasime viivitamatult.

See also: Vastama (to answer) and Estonian verb conjugation.