Konkureerivad

Konkureerivad is the third-person plural present tense form of the Estonian verb konkureerima, meaning to compete. The infinitive is konkureerima, and the present participle konkureeriv means “competing” or, when used as an adjective, “competitive.” As a finite verb, konkureerivad is used with plural subjects to indicate ongoing competition in the present.

Origin and usage context: Konkureerima is a standard Estonian verb that denotes contesting with others or aiming to outperform them. The form konkureerivad appears in everyday, academic, and media language whenever multiple actors are described as contending in a market, sport, politics, or any arena of comparison. It can pair with direct objects or with phrases such as with others, against others, or in competition with someone or something.

Morphology: In present tense, the verb follows regular Estonian conjugation for -ima verbs. The 1st person plural form is konkureerime, the 2nd person singular is konkureerid, the 3rd person singular is konkureerib, the 1st person plural is konkureerime, the 2nd person plural is konkureerite, and the 3rd person plural is konkureerivad.

Etymology: Konkureerima is a loanword that has become fully integrated into Estonian. It aligns with cognate terms in other European languages that express competition or contending with others.

See also: konkurents, konkurentsivõime, konkurentsi- (related nouns and adjectives), konkureerimine (the act of competing).