Kõndis

Kõndis is the past tense, third-person singular form of the Estonian verb kõndima, meaning to walk. The infinitive kõndima denotes the action of moving on foot, and kõndis is used to describe that someone (he or she) walked in the past. Other past tense forms of kõndima include ma kõndisin, sa kõndisid, ta kõndis, me kõndisime, te kõndisite, nad kõndisid.

In a sentence, Ta kõndis mööda tänavat. This illustrates a completed action of walking in the past, typically without specifying pace or manner beyond the fact of walking. Kõndima is an intransitive verb, focusing on movement on foot rather than an object being moved.

The form kõndis appears in everyday speech and written Estonian and is part of standard verb conjugation. It is commonly used in narrative and descriptive contexts to convey past movement or a routine carried out on foot. The verb shares its basic meaning with related Finnic languages; for example Finnish uses a cognate concept (kävellä) for walking, though exact forms differ across languages.

See also: Estonian grammar, Estonian verb conjugation, kõndima.