tutvustasin

Tutvustasin is the first-person singular past tense form of the Estonian verb tutvustada, which means to introduce, acquaint, or present. This form is used when the speaker recounts having introduced someone to someone else, or having presented information, a person, or a thing to an audience or group.

Grammatically, tutvustasin is an indicative past tense verb in active voice. It follows the standard Estonian pattern for verbs ending in -da/-ta in the infinitive, with the first-person singular ending -sin attached to the stem. The corresponding forms for other persons are tutvustasid (you introduced), tutvustas (he/she introduced), tutvustasime (we introduced), tutvustasite (you introduced, plural/formal), and tutvustasid (they introduced). The infinitive form is tutvustada.

Usage of tutvustasin covers a range of contexts. It commonly appears in personal narration to describe introducing a person to another person, such as “Ma tutvustasin oma sõpra juhile” (I introduced my friend to the boss), or in professional settings, “Ma tutvustasin uut projekti kliendile” (I presented a new project to the client). It can also be used when briefly presenting or briefing someone about something, for example, “Ma tutvustasin uut ideed kuulajatele.”

Etymology traces tutvustada to the root tutvustus, related to the concept of an introduction or familiarization, with the verb-forming suffixes that produce the present and past tense forms in Estonian. See also tutvustus (an introduction or briefing) and tutvustus/ tutvustamine as related nominal or verbal derivatives.