lõpetasite

Lõpetasite is an Estonian finite verb form meaning you finished or you have finished, used with the second person plural subject. It is the past tense (preterite) form of the verb lõpetama, which means to finish, complete, or terminate. The form signals that the action was completed in the past and that the speaker is addressing multiple people.

Morphology and usage: In Estonian, past tense forms encode person and number. Lõpetasite is formed from the verb stem lõpetas- with the ending -ite to indicate second-person plural. The corresponding forms include lõpetasime (we finished) and lõpetasid (they finished). Lõpetasite is commonly used in both spoken and written Estonian when addressing a group, such as in feedback, announcements, or reports. It can govern a direct object or occur with adverbial modifiers, for example indicating when something was finished (e.g., eile, hiljuti).

Phonology and orthography: The word contains the long vowel õ and consonants typical of Estonian phonology. It is pronounced approximately as [lɤ-p e-ta-si-te], with syllabic breaks after lõ-, pe-, ta-, si-, te.

Related forms and related verbs: The base verb is lõpetama, with a full conjugation pattern across persons and numbers. Other related past-tense forms include lõpetasime (we finished) and lõpetasid (they finished), illustrating the regular alternation across the different subjects.

See also: Lõpetama, Estonian verb conjugation, Estonian grammar. The form Лöpetasite is used in standard Estonian to address multiple people when noting a completed action in the past.