pidasid

Pidasid is the past tense form of the Estonian verb pidama, used with a plural subject (nad). It expresses that something was held, kept, or regarded in a certain way in the past. As a conjugated form, pidasid can be translated as “they held,” “they kept,” or “they regarded,” depending on the sense of pidama in the sentence.

Pidama is a versatile Estonian verb with several related meanings, including physical holding (to hold onto something), keeping or maintaining something, and figurative senses such as deeming, considering, or being obligated to do something. The form pidasid appears in sentences where the subject is plural and the action or state occurred in the past.

Examples of usage include:

- Nad pidasid mind süüdi. They considered me guilty.

- Nad pidasid kinni. They held on.

- Nad pidasid oma lubadust. They kept their promise.

Etymology and morphology: pidasid is derived from pidama and represents the third-person plural past tense. In Estonian, past tense for plural third person is typically marked by the suffix -asid, among other patterns, depending on the verb stem. The form is used across various main senses of pidama, including both concrete actions and abstract judgments.

See also: pidama (the base verb), Estonian verb conjugation, Estonian grammar.