tagastasime

Tagastasime is the Estonian verb tagastama in the first-person plural past tense. It translates roughly as “we returned” and is used to indicate that a returning action was completed by the speaker together with others. The form is purely verbal and does not function as a noun or proper name.

Formation and usage: tagastama means “to return” or “to refund” something received earlier. Tagastasime is formed from the verb stem tagasta- with the past tense ending -sime, marking a completed action by “we.” It is a transitive verb, typically taking a direct object referring to the item or sum being returned.

Contexts and nuance: Tagastasime is common in spoken and written Estonian, especially in narratives, reports, and explanations of past events. It can refer to returning borrowed items, library books, or money, among other things. The form is used when the group including the speaker performed the return in the past.

Examples:

- Me tagastasime eile laenatud ese. (We returned the borrowed item yesterday.)

- Me tagastasime laenatud raha. (We returned the borrowed money.)

Related forms include the infinitive tagastama, the presentense tagastame (we return), and other past forms such as tagastasid, tagastasime, tagastasite, depending on the subject. Tagastamine and tagastus are related nouns describing the act or process of returning.