Käidavad

Köidavad is an Estonian verb form that translates roughly as "they captivate" or "they attract" in English. It is the third-person plural present tense of the verb köitma, meaning to captivate, attract, or enchant. The verb’s stem is köid-, and the present plural suffix is -avad, yielding köidavad. It is a transitive verb and typically governs a direct object in the partitive case, for example: Need muusikud köidavad publikut ("These musicians captivate the audience").

Usage: Köidavad describes actions that draw someone's attention or interest and can refer to people, performances, places, or ideas. It is commonly found in literary prose, journalism, reviews, and everyday speech when describing compelling or mesmerizing phenomena.

Antonym and related forms: The corresponding singular present form is köidab ("he/she captivates"). The adjective köidav means "captivating" and can modify nouns, as in köidav film (a captivating film).

Origin: The verb is of Estonian origin, rooted in köid- with a metaphorical sense of binding or attracting attention. The form köidavad is a standard inflection in contemporary Estonian.