näitasid

Näitasid is a form of the Estonian verb näitama, meaning "to show" or "to display." It is a past tense form that can represent two different subjects: second person singular (you showed) and third person plural (they showed). The form is context-dependent, since the same spelling can function for both sa (you) and nad (they) in past tense sentences.

Morphology and usage: The base is näita- and the past tense is built with the suffix -si- plus the appropriate personal ending. The same ending -sid appears in both the second person singular past and the third person plural past in standard word order, which is why näitasid can mean either "you showed" or, with an explicit subject, "they showed." The 1st person singular past is näitasin, the 3rd person singular is näitas, the 2nd person plural is näitasite, and the 3rd person plural is also typically shown as näitasid in ordinary examples when the subject is unstressed.

Examples:

- Sa näitasid mulle oma uus telefoni. (You showed me your new phone.)

- Nad näitasid meile oma plaani. (They showed us their plan.)

Notes: In Estonian, subject pronouns are often omitted when clear from context, making näitasid ambiguous without a subject cue. The form is common in everyday speech and writing, and it is primarily used to describe demonstrations, displays, or the act of showing something, as well as presenting evidence or explanations. Related verbs include näitama (to show) and näit, with nuances depending on context.