sõitsin

Sõitsin is the first-person singular past tense form of the Estonian verb meaning to travel by vehicle or to ride. It commonly expresses a completed action in the past where the speaker moved from one place to another by car, bus, bicycle, or on foot, depending on context.

In usage, sõitsin denotes that the speaker was the subject of the action in the past. It is typically accompanied by a means of transport or a destination. Examples include: “Eile sõitsin bussiga tööle” (Yesterday I rode the bus to work) and “Ma sõitsin autoga linna” (I drove to the city by car). The form can be used in narrative past tense to describe personal travel experiences.

Morphology and related forms: sõitsin is formed from the verb stem in the 1st person singular past tense. The associated infinitive and other tenses come from the same verb family, most often represented by the verb sõitma or its closely related form sõita, which covers riding, driving, or traveling by vehicle. The noun corresponding to the act of riding or a journey is sõit.

Etymology and meaning: The word sõit is a core Estonian term for a ride or journey, and the verb derived from it conveys the act of moving from one place to another by some mode of transport. The meaning shifts with context, from driving a vehicle to cycling or riding an animal, but all share the general sense of travel.

See also: Sõit, the noun for a ride or journey; sõita, the base verb meaning to drive or travel by vehicle; sõitma, the infinitive form related to riding or traveling.