iseloomustasid
Iseloomustasid is Estonian and serves as a past tense verb form meaning they described or characterized. It is the third-person plural past tense of the verb iseloomustada, which means to describe, characterize, or outline the features of someone or something. The form is commonly used when the subject of the sentence is a group or plural noun, such as nemad or inimesed.
The infinitive iseloomustada combines a base related to iseloom (character) with a verbal suffix to mean “to
iseloomustada derives from iseloom (character) with the verbal suffix -ustada to form a verb meaning “to describe/characterize.”
- Kriitikud iseloomustasid teose peategelast mitmekülgsena. (The critics described the work’s protagonist as multifaceted.)
- Meie uuringus iseloomustasid nad olukorra peamised tunnused.
Related terms: iseloomustus, iseloomustamine. The word remains a standard tool for expressing analysis, description, and characterization