No. 715 in Estonian
hakkasid
"Started" or "began" (past tense, 2nd person plural or formal you).
In a sentence
Nad hakkasid varakult trenni tegema.
They started exercising early.
The word 'hakkasid' is used to indicate the beginning of an action, here referring to the activity 'exercising'.
Sa hakkasid juba mõtlema protesti organiseerimisele.
You started thinking about organizing a protest.
'Hakkasid' is used to describe the initiation of the act of 'thinking'.
Lapsed hakkasid uusi oskusi õppima.
The children started learning new skills.
'Hakkasid' here delineates the start of 'learning' new abilities.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “hakkasid” in actual Estonian podcasts.
Find “hakkasid” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Estonian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Estonian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).