Ennustab

Ennustab is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Estonian verb ennustada, meaning to predict or to forecast. It is used to indicate that someone or something makes a forecast about a future event. For example, Ta ennustab vihma.

Grammatical notes: The infinitive is ennustada. Present tense forms follow standard Estonian conjugation: ma ennustan, sa ennustad, ta ennustab, me ennustame, te ennustate, nad ennustavad. The present participle is ennustav, and the past tense forms include ennustas (singular) and ennustasid (plural). The past participle is ennustanud.

Usage: Ennustab appears in a variety of contexts, including weather forecasts, economic and political analysis, and media reporting about future developments. It can also occur in entertainment or speculative contexts such as horoscopes or fortune-telling, where the emphasis may be on conjecture rather than formal forecasting.

Etymology: Ennustab derives from the verb ennustada, with the standard Estonian -ta infinitive and related suffixes. It has cognates in Finnish, such as ennustaa and ennustus, reflecting shared Finno-Ugric roots.

See also: ennustada, ennustus, ennustaja.