õppisid

Õppisid is the past tense form of the Estonian verb õppima, meaning to study or learn. It is a finite verb form that indicates a completed action in the past and is used with a subject understood from context.

In Estonian, õppisid is formed from the verb stem õpp- with the past tense marker -is- and the personal ending -id. This form can serve for either the second person singular (sa õppisid) or the third person plural (nad õppisid). The meaning remains “you studied” or “they studied,” depending on the surrounding sentence. The exact subject is determined by the sentence context.

Usage and examples:

- Sa õppisid väga palju enne eksamit. (You studied a lot before the exam.)

- Nad õppisid eesti keelt paar kuud. (They studied the Estonian language for a couple of months.)

Notes:

- Õppisid uses the Estonian orthography unique vowel õ and the consonant cluster pp in the stem.

- In addition to õppisid, other past tense forms of õppima include õppisin (I studied) and õppis (he/she studied), illustrating the person-specific endings in past tense.

- The form is common in prose and spoken Estonian and relies on subject pronouns or contextual cues to resolve who studied.

Related terms:

- Õppima: the infinitive “to study/learn.”

- Õppisin, õppisid, õppis, õppisime, õppisite, õppisid: other past tense forms corresponding to different persons and numbers.