tõstsid

Tõstsid is the Estonian verb form meaning “they lifted” or “they raised.” It is the third-person plural past tense of the verb tõsta, which means to lift or raise. In Estonian, past tense forms are marked for person and number, and the 3rd person plural past tense is formed with the ending -sid attached to the stem tõst-.

The related past tense forms include: ma tõstsin (I raised), sa tõstsid (you raised), ta tõstis (he/she/it raised), me tõstsime (we raised), te tõstisite (you raised), nad tõstisid (they raised). The form tõstsid appears without an explicit subject but is typically used where the subject nad or another plural subject is clear from context.

Usage notes: Tõstsid is a finite verb form used in past narrative or descriptive text to denote a group performing a lifting action. It is not a noun. Objects can follow the verb directly, e.g., Nad tõstsid kasti (they lifted a crate). Like other Estonian verbs, tõsta is a regular verb, and tõstsid behaves predictably in typical past-tense conjugation.

See also: tõsta, Estonian verb conjugation, Estonian grammar.