Diagnoosivad

Diagnoosivad is the third-person plural present tense form of the Estonian verb diagnoosima, meaning "they diagnose." It is used to describe the action of diagnosing by multiple subjects, such as groups of professionals or researchers.

Grammatical notes: The verb’s infinitive is diagnoosima. The stem of the present tense is diagnoosi-, with standard Estonian verb endings added. Diagnoosivad is used with plural subjects (for example, arstid diagnoosivad patsienti – doctors diagnose a patient). The object of diagnoosima typically appears in the partitive or accusative case, such as patsienti or haigust, depending on context and nuance.

Usage and context: Diagnoosivad appears in medical, veterinary, research, and diagnostic discourse to report ongoing or repeated diagnostic actions by a group. It can be found in clinical notes, academic writing, news reporting, and everyday speech when emphasizing collective diagnostic activity.

Example: Arstid diagnoosivad patsienti põhjalikult ja koostavad ravi. This illustrates the typical use of the form with a plural subject and a direct object related to diagnosis.

Etymology and related forms: The verb diagnoosima is formed from diagnoos (diagnosis), which in turn derives from the Greek word used in many European languages for diagnosis, via multiple language pathways. Related forms include diagnoos (diagnosis) as a noun and diagnoosima as the verb “to diagnose,” with other conjugated forms tailored to person and number.