suunasid

Suunasid is a finite verb form in Estonian. It is the past tense, third-person plural form of the verb suunama, which means to direct, aim, or point. The form indicates that a plural subject carried out the action of directing something in the past, toward a target or goal. The stem is suun-, and suunama is the infinitive; the past plural ending -sid attaches to form suunasid.

In use, suunasid appears in narrative or formal prose to report actions by a group. It is transitive and typically governs a direct object or a target expressed by case markers, such as attention or resources. The mood is indicative past; related forms include suunaksid, which would express a conditional meaning (they would direct). The exact interpretation can depend on context and accompanying adverbs or prepositional phrases.

Examples:

Nad suunasid tähelepanu probleemile. They directed attention to the problem.

Organisatsioonid suunasid ressursid uude projekti. Organisations directed resources to a new project.

See also:

Estonian verb conjugation, suunama, past tense.