kahtlustasite

Kahtlustasite is an Estonian verb form that expresses the past tense for the second-person plural of the verb kahtlustama, which means to suspect. It is used when addressing multiple people who performed the action of suspecting in the past. The form is built from the stem kahtlustas- with the past-tense suffix -ite.

Grammatical notes: Kahtlustasite marks a past action by you all. It is derived from the infinitive kahtlustama, and its pronunciation follows standard Estonian phonology. Like other Estonian past forms, it agrees with the subject in number and person, here specifying a plural subject.

Usage: The form appears in narrative or reported speech where the speaker refers to a group's past suspicion. It is suitable in both formal and informal contexts and can pair with objects or subordinate clauses to convey what was suspected.

Example: Te kahtlustasite mind ilma piisavate tõenditeta. This sentence means “You (plural) suspected me without sufficient evidence.”

Related forms: The verb kahtlustama (to suspect) serves as the base, with related nouns such as kahtlus (suspicion) and kahtlustus (suspicion or allegation) used in related contexts.

See also: kahtlustama, kahtlus, kahtlustus.