Väljendas

Väljendas is the third-person singular past indicative form of the Estonian verb väljendama, meaning "to express" or "to articulate." As a personal past form, väljendas indicates that a subject performed the action in the past (e.g., "Ta väljendas oma arvamust" — "He/she expressed his/her opinion").

Grammatical role and formation: väljendas belongs to the regular past-tense paradigm for -ma verbs in Estonian, formed with the past tense marker -s- plus personal endings. Comparable forms include väljendasin (I expressed), väljendasid (you expressed), väljendasime (we expressed) and the passive past väljendati (was expressed). The infinitive is väljendama; the present tense third-person singular is väljendab. The past participle commonly used in perfect constructions is väljendanud.

Usage and register: väljendas is used in both spoken and written Estonian to report past acts of verbal expression, opinion-giving, or conveying feelings. It is transitive and often takes direct objects such as arvamus (opinion), tunne (feeling) or seisukoht (position). The verb appears across informal and formal contexts, including journalism, academic writing, and everyday conversation.

Related terms: väljend (expression), väljendus (noun form meaning "expression" or "phrase"), väljendamine (the act of expressing).