Proovivad

Proovivad is the Estonian present tense, third-person plural form of the verb proovida, meaning to try or to test. It indicates that multiple subjects are attempting or testing something. The infinitive form is proovida, and the present tense forms include ma proovin, sa proovid, ta proovib, me proovime, te proovite, nad proovivad.

In usage, proovivad is common in everyday and formal language to describe trials, experiments, or attempts. It can refer to testing ideas, methods, or products, as well as more concrete actions such as trying on clothing or giving something a go. For example, Nad proovivad uut meetodit. (They are trying a new method.) Nad proovivad uusi riideid. (They are trying on new clothes.) The form is productive for describing ongoing or planned attempts by a plural subject.

Etymologically, proovivad is derived from the root proov-, which also appears in the noun proov meaning a test or trial. The verb proovida is widely used across different registers in Estonian to express the act of testing, attempting, or sampling something, from casual everyday actions to formal experiments.