otsustasid

Otsustasid is an Estonian verb form, the simple past indicative of the verb otsustama (“to decide”). Phonetically it is typically pronounced with primary stress on the first syllable, approximately /ˈotsustasid/. Depending on context, otsustasid can be read as 2nd person singular (“sa otsustasid” – “you decided”) or as 3rd person plural (“nad otsustasid” – “they decided”), since Estonian past-tense morphology yields the same surface form for those persons.

Morphology and usage: the form is built from the verb stem otsusta- plus the past tense ending -sid. It is used to report completed actions in the past and appears in neutral, narrative, and conversational registers. Example sentences: Sa otsustasid õigesti (You decided correctly). Nad otsustasid jääda koju (They decided to stay at home).

Relation to other forms: the infinitive is otsustama, present tense 3rd person singular is otsustab, and other past forms include otsustasin (I decided) and otsustasime (we decided). The verb otsustama derives from the noun otsus (“decision”) and is a common lexical item in Estonian for expressing choice, resolution, or verdict.

Notes: because the same past form serves different grammatical persons, interpretation depends on pronominal reference or broader sentence context. The term appears across spoken and written Estonian, in both formal and informal contexts.