tagastasid

Tagastasid is an Estonian verb form that translates as "they returned." It is the past tense form of tagastama, a verb meaning to return or to give back, and is used when the subject is plural and the action took place in the past. Tagastama can also mean to restore something to a previous state or, in some contexts, to refund money.

In Estonian conjugation, tagastasid indicates a plural subject performing the past action. The corresponding singular past tense form is tagastas (he/she/it returned), and the second-person plural past tense is tagastasite (you all returned). These forms share the same stem tagast- with personal endings that indicate person and number.

Examples illustrate typical use: Nad tagastasid raamatud laost. They returned the books from the warehouse. Nad tagastasid mulle raha. They returned the money to me.

Etymology and related forms: tagastasid derives from the root tagast- (return) combined with the infinitive suffix -ama, with a past-tense personal ending added. The noun tagastus denotes the act or result of returning, return, or restoration, and tagastamine is the process of returning. Tagastama is a common verb in everyday Estonian, used in contexts ranging from lending items to processing refunds.