Laienevaid

Laienevaid is an Estonian present-active participle form derived from the verb laienema, meaning to widen or expand. It functions as a non-finite modifier that describes ongoing processes and can be used attributively with nouns to express an idea of expansion or growth.

Grammatically, laienevaid is one of the inflected participle forms used in Estonian to modify nouns. It typically appears in plural noun phrases and in cases where the participle agrees with the noun in number. The form conveys a sense of activity or progression related to expansion, rather than a completed state.

In usage, laienevaid commonly appears in contexts related to growth, enlargement, or extension. This includes fields such as urban planning, economics, and geography, where one might speak of laienevaid võimalusi (expanding possibilities) or laienevaid alasid (expanding areas). The participle captures the ongoing nature of the change being described and is often found in descriptive or analytic prose, including journalism and policy documents.

Laienevaid should be distinguished from related forms such as laienev (present-active singular) and laienenud (past participle). Like other participles in Estonian, laienevaid is used non-finitely and relies on its accompanying noun to convey specific meaning in a sentence.

See also: Estonian grammar, participles, non-finite verb forms, partitive case.