tagastasite

Tagastasite is an Estonian verb form meaning “you (plural) returned” or “you have returned” when used in the past. It is the second-person plural past tense of the verb tagastama, which means “to return” or “to give back.” The form is built on the verb stem tagasta- with the past tense ending -site, yielding tagastasite.

In Estonian, past tense endings vary by person and number. Other forms of the same verb include tagastas (he/she/it returned), tagastasid (you singular returned), and tagastasime (we returned). Tagastasite specifically marks that the subject is you all in the past. The construction does not require an explicit subject if it is clear from context, but it can be used with an object, typically in the accusative or genitive depending on definiteness and number.

Usage: Tagastasite is used when referring to a past action of returning something performed by multiple people. For example, Te tagastasite raamatu means “You (all) returned the book.” The verb is commonly found in everyday language, formal correspondence, and narrative past tense.

Related terms: The infinitive is tagastama, and related nouns include tagastus (the act of returning) and tagastusraha (if discussing a monetary return). The root tagast- also appears in related forms describing refunds or restitutions.

See also: Estonian verbs, tagastama, tagastus, tagastamine. The form tagastasite is a standard grammatical example of Estonian second-person plural past tense.

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